Senior Progress Leader in Industrial Operations F/H

Job description

Safran Quality and Progress directorate, part of Industrial, Purchasing and Performance Direction, is searching senior leaders of the Safran Progress initiative (F/M) able to support operationally any kind of Industrial activity within Safran and its tier companies based in Europe.

During her/his extensive professional experience, the leader has been assigned in several industrial operational positions and continuous improvement activities (Supply Chain management, manufacturing operations, supplier performance management, quality in operations, industrialization engineering, etc…). She/he led numerous projects, re-organizations, industrial transfers, transformation and continuous improvement activities and she/he is capable to interact at all levels of the « customer » organization including with top executives to help them setting their vision/strategy or to build and execute its deployment or to solve complex operational issues. She/he is able to perfectly understand the global context of her/his customer, its expectations and its needs. Any kind of situation and situation might be met in the frame of her/his field of action in the principle.

Highly experienced, the related individual will help and support internal « customers » (Safran tier companies) in their transformation plan, performance improvement initiative and projects in the various industrial operation domains (Total quality management, Manufacturing excellence, Global Supply chain management (internal/external) & industrialization of products using APQP). She/he will help them to deploy, embark and sustain in the operational excellence journey. She/he will interact with all operational domains according to the changing nature of the topics understanding the Safran Group Company's culture, their products and services. The person will then interact at all levels of the company organization from top to bottom. The wide field of possible action mode goes from helping and even practicing temporarily improvement/transformation project management, problem solving and root cause determination deploying change management in company organizations and at supplier thus demonstrating coaching and training capabilities.

The progress leader:
- Is involved in upfront contact with all Safran companies and help framing the field of her/his action with them,
- Sets and leads any necessary diagnostic and preliminary activity in relation with the « customer », including root cause determination and problem solving techniques,
- Suggests and steers the proposed improvement working plan,
- Leads and supports all necessary workshops and team working activities required where and when needed,
- Sustains and supports change management activities with the corresponding customer teams,
- She/he extensively uses the One Safran Group standards and methodologies to help building sustainable solutions for her/his « customers » and is consequently deeply involves in methodologies evolution.
-Acting as a coach and sometimes as the initial project leader with the aim to transfer the content and the knowledge
-The progress leader may also be organizing and leading training sessions as a trainer, cascading Safran training content from Safran University.

Desired profile

Graduated Engineer the candidate has:
-At least 15-20 years demonstrated experience in the field of managing Total quality in supply chain or industrial operations and/or through consulting activities in the related domains preferably in the Aerospace industry but other industrial domains might be looked at (Automotive, train, high technology and complex engineered products,)
-A good knowledge of the MRP2 processes, supply chain referential and associated tools (ERP systems) is a "must", an APICS certification or equivalent will be a plus.
-A good knowledge of the APQP referential and the industrialization of engineered products.
-Robust and strong references in managing performance improvement within organizations by mastering lean transformation techniques and management, being knowledgeable of digital evolution of means. (e.g. master black belt profile)
-Mastering of root cause determination and problem resolution techniques (e.g. 8D/9S, DMAIC, ..)
-Robust knowledge of project management practices allowing to structure companies projects from upfront framing until realization,
-Ability to act as an effective project leader over major complex projects.
-Ability to animate and lead all kinds of team activities (workshops, working teams, trainings,…) sometimes remotely.

About SAFRAN

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 92 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 23,2 milliards d'euros en 2023, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés. Safran s'engage dans des programmes de recherche et développement qui préservent les priorités environnementales de sa feuille de route d'innovation technologique.

Safran est la 1ère entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2023 » du magazine TIME.