Warehouse Manager

Safran Group

Gainesville (TX)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Safran seeks a Warehouse Manager in North America (Texas, Gainesville) to lead inbound material receiving, storage, and kitting for Safran Seats sites. You will drive Lean improvements, implement PFEP, Kanban, and One Safran initiatives while coordinating cross-functional teams in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires 3+ years in manufacturing/warehouse operations, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong leadership with a focus on safety and process optimization.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience (6 years).
3+ years in Manufacturing Ops, Engineering, Quality or Supply Chain.
Lean manufacturing experience and continuous improvement exposure.

Responsibilities

Maintain safety culture and regulatory compliance across all areas.
Coordinate receiving, inspection and material movement to ensure timely flow.
Lead supplier assessments and process control for services.
Develop metrics for supply chain performance (OTD, quality, inventory).
Manage storage parameters and visual, standardized workflows.
Implement cost-reduction, inventory-reduction, efficiency gains.
Lead One Safran Lean initiatives including Kanban and PFEP.
Recruit, onboard, develop and evaluate staff; manage performance.

Skills

Product realization

Communication

Lean tools

Leadership

Warehousing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MRP (M3)

Powerlink

SAP

JD Edwards

Oracle

3PL

Job description

Warehouse Manager

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.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Reference number

2026-182947

Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Supply chain - Logistics manager

Job title

Warehouse Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities)

Objective:

Manage inbound material receiving processes, Supplier Surveillance and Supplier Oversight Processes for service providers and all logistics associated with inbound material, storage and kitting. Designs and executes strategies and plans to meet Safran Seat's short-term and long term supply chain management processes. (Optimized storage, stock rotations, etc.)

Incorporate Lean principles into the daily activities by taking part in One Safran workshops

This position is a key developmental leadership role for candidates seeking higher leadership positions within Safran. This position may have salaried or hourly (Union) direct reports and works under minimal supervision.

Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)

Main Function Responsibilities and Activities

Position responsibilities and activities filling Guidelines

A) Maintain highest safety in all areas. Work to create and maintain a culture of safety by promoting tools and awareness that align with HSE compliance.

B) Align process with receiving and receiving inspection departments to ensure timely movement of material through the process.

C) Manage and Coordinate Supplier assessments to evaluate compliance, and process control for support services.

D) Develop and maintain metrics to support and manage Supply Chain Performance (OTD, Kit Quality, inventory accuracy, etc)

E) Develop and maintain storage environment parameters, physical and logistical flow is synchronized and visual management is used with regular updates depending on the regulations evolutions and on the company activities' changes.

F) Implement Processes that reduce costs, reduce inventory, and increase the efficiency in the receipt of materials while ensuring the quality requirements of the organization are met.

G) Facilitate and lead the implementation of One Safran Lean process with Kanban, Min-Max, VMI etc. based upon PFEP and ABC inventory classifications across the Safran Seats Sites.

H) Continuous improvement mindset to constantly evaluate and seek improvements in Supply Chain efficiencies in an ever-changing environment.

I) Follow up on activities in education, innovation and safety

J) Recruit, hire, onboard, train, develop, motivate, evaluate employee performance, and initiate promotions, transfers, and corrective action.

K) Performs other duties as assigned.

Candidate skills & requirements

Qualification Requirements-

A. Education & Qualification-

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in a related discipline or equivalent (6 years) related experience.

B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge-

Additionally three (3) years of Hands‑on experience in Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality or Supply Chain required.
3+ years experience and/or training in a lean manufacturing environment.
Practical application experience of continuous improvement warehousing, logistics, or operations.

C Professional Skills-

Excellent knowledge of all aspects of product realization processes.
Must be an effective communicator, motivator and a leader.
Must be able to train operators, managers/cell leaders in lean and operations excellence tools.
Purpose driven thinking.
Require knowledge of warehousing and distribution methods.
Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma problem solving methodologies is desired.
Ability to collect and interpolate data

D Behavioral Skills-

Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment. Ability to read and review written communication. Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to work with a diverse population with varying education and skills background

E Desirable Aspects-