Procurement Leader - USA

Safran Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Group in Cincinnati, OH, USA is seeking a Procurement Leader to coordinate actions ensuring on-time deliveries, quality and costs. You will define supply parameters in ERP item files and contracts and align with the industrial strategy.

You will analyze requirements, manage supplier capacity, monitor OTD, negotiate deadlines, support NPI, and collaborate with Quality, Methods, Purchasing and Planning to align supplier activity.

Qualifications

• 3 to 8 years' experience in supply chain.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of education.
• Skills / knowledge and experience in Project Management
• Good level of Windows tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Fluent in English; French speaking is a plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all actions to secure external product supply with on-time deliveries, quality and cost objectives.
• Define supply parameters in ERP item files and in Supply Chain contracts.
• Analyze, process, confirm and communicate requirements to suppliers (OTD).
• Ensure supplier demand aligns with capacity and adjust as needed.
• Analyze improvement impacts and implement action plans.
• Negotiate deadlines/quantities within contract limits (no pricing).
• Support NPI by updating data across information systems.
• Collaborate with Quality, Methods, Purchasing and Planning to coordinate supplier activity.
• Oversee manufacturing progress at supplier site and manage deliveries and disputes.

Skills

Supply chain

Project Management

English language

French language

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BAAN

E-Supply

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Procurement Leader - USA

Job details

General information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's \"World's Best Companies 2025\" ranking.

Reference number

2026-188049

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Supply chain - Supply chain engineering

Job title

Procurement Leader - USA

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

• Coordinate all the necessary actions in order to secure the supply of the external products from the suppliers with the strict application of the objectives of on-time deliveries, quality and costs.


• Define the supply parameters in ERP item file, and in Supply Chain contracts, consistent with stock targets and the industrial strategy


• Analyze, process, confirm and communicate requirements to the supplier such as OTD


• Ensure that supplier understood demand and/or adjust demand per supplier capacity


• Analyze the impacts of an improvement request, implement the action plan resulting from the impact analysis


• Negotiate dead-lines/quantities with suppliers within the limits of the contract established by Purchasing (negotiation of dead-lines / quantities, but not pricing)


• Participate to the new parts industrialization (NPI) process: Update the data from the different information systems within the scope of activity in order to assure alignment with supply chain demands


• Work closely with Quality, Methods, Purchasing and planning teams to ensure supplier's activity coordination


• Oversee the progress of manufacturing on the supplier's site, manage delivery receipts, follow the flow through to reception of articles, manage administrative disputes and organize supplier reminders


• Manage the flow of returns to the supplier


• Monitor supplier OTD and capacity in line with SPM Baseline analysis


• Measure and analyse supplier performance in coordination with the SPM and if their targets are not being reached, set up internal and external action plans in close cooperation with the purchasing department. Efficiency criteria: Reliability of data communicated


• Establish and implement action plans to limit uncertainties and hazards and to shorten production cycles


• Handle exception messages (send an order, progress, delay, cancel an order, deadline overrun, late starting, …) resulting from the MRP


• Identify critical shortage and obtain the get-well and recovery plans


• Suggest solutions in case of shortages


• Communicate supplier's plans to our internal customers (assembly line and spare department)


• Lead and support inventory management as necessary

Participate

• To supplier scheduling (capacity and critical materials/ components)


• To the management of Supply transportation plans


• To determine and maintain logistics guidelines


• To write out supply contracts (on SC elements: Batch size, horizon…)


• To manage obsolescence and inventory

Candidate skills & requirements

Profile

• 3 to 8 years' experience in supply chain


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of education


• Skills / knowledge and experience in Project Management


• Good level of production tools analysis


• Good skills with Windows tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)


• Capable to anticipate actions and questions


• Flexibility and easy adaptation to locations and needs


• Ability to use ERP and IT Systems (BAAN, E-Supply, SAP)


• Past experience in Aeronautical businesses will be considered as a “plus”,


• BASICS or CPIM is a plus


• Fluent in English and French speaking considered a plus

Other

• Job located in Cincinnati area (office) with capacity to easily travel between various suppliers in USA


• Travel: 25% or as needed to support the supply chain and critical activities


• Confidentiality about SAFRAN activities and actions plans

Annual salary

Based on Experience

Job location

North America, United States, Ohio

City (-ies)

Cincinnati, OH

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 3 years

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No