Strategic Buyer

Job description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

Job Summary:
-Responsible for issuing Request for Proposals/Quotations (RFP/Q) to strategic suppliers within
the Target Purchasing Strategy (TPS) using available engineering data for key events such as
PDR, CDR, Test and initial shipsets.
-Identify and implement cost saving opportunities within the Supply Chain to meet programme
budgets.
-Creation and management of supplier Long Term Agreements (LTA).
-Raising of Purchase Orders (PO) against MRP demand for initial programme events such as
CDR, Test, Shipset 1.

Scope of Responsibilities:
-This role is within the Commodity team which forms part of the wider Strategic
Purchasing team based in Cwmbran of which there are thirty plus team members.
-Contribution towards the annual direct purchasing spend for SGB programmes of
~£160M with a savings challenge.

Key Responsibilities:
-To issue and monitor RFP/Q's to strategic suppliers using available engineering data.
-Review and selection of suppliers based on proposals/quotations received.
-Setup supplier data within the business ERP system.
-Using MRP data to raise necessary PO's and work with a predetermined number of
suppliers to ensure that materials ordered are delivered on time in full, and to the correct quality standards.
-To develop partnerships and relationships with suppliers.
-To manage purchasing projects such as industrialisation of new products that include
but are not limited to composite, metallic and electrical components.
-To actively engage within the appropriate Target Purchasing Strategy.
-Ensure OTIF from supply base meets the MRP requirements.
-Ensure all KPI's are reported and updated in accordance with requirements.
-To ensure Program/Business Sectors are supported and managed to effectively satisfy all requirements.
-To ensure that the service provided by suppliers meets required levels.
-To ensure communication to Suppliers is of a consistently high standard to support communication throughout the business.

Desired profile

Knowledge, Experience, Training and Qualifications:
-5 GCSE's (or equivalent) including Maths and English, A-C grade preferred.
-MCIPS.
-Previous purchasing experience.
-Read and understand engineering drawings.
-Demonstrable experience in problem solving techniques.
-Knowledge of Purchasing activity within a manufacturing environment.

Competencies, Behaviours and Skills:
-Ability to communicate at all levels.
-Ability to work on own initiative.
-Ability to establish good working relationships across departments and with suppliers at all levels.
-Energetic and enthusiastic approach to work.
-Strong team player.
-Computer Literate.
-Willingness and ability to work across all areas of operations.
-Flexible work approach.

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

About SAFRAN

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.