Procurement Lead

3 weeks ago


Ivinghoe Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Safran Groupe Full time

Company : Safran Electrical & Power Job field : Purchasing Location : Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Procurement Lead
Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire
£ Competitive

Benefits: 8% Bonus, Excellent Pension, 33 Days Holiday, Dental, BUPA, Workplace nursery scheme, Midday finish on Fridays, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Employee assistance programme including health and finance, Onsite subsidised canteen

Skills: SAP, AS9100, CIPS, Supply chain management, Production control systems, JIT, Purchasing, Leadership capabilities, Negotiating, Analytical

At Safran Electrical & Power, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid-electric or full-electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight.

If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.

The UK Safran Electrical & Power team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, distribution and control, with developing expertise in electric motors for aircraft propulsion.

As a Procurement Lead at Safran Electrical & Power you will be responsible for allocated suppliers across the commodity, expediting orders placed when necessary. You will act as the focal point for all day-to-day material requirements across a range of agreed suppliers, building relationships with key stakeholders, while also leading and coordinating with buyers to ensure deliveries are actioned on time. You will utilise your innovative capabilities to drive improvement within the procurement team, helping to find solutions within the supply chain.

The Role
• Act as the central point of contact for day-to-day material requirements from a range of suppliers
• Line management responsibility for more junior members of the team
• Significant levels of coordination and communication with both internal and external stakeholders as part of a cross-functional global supply chain team
• Escalate issues with suppliers and buyers as and when necessary, whilst also resolving changes to planned supply, keeping line management updated
• Work closely with the Program Manager to ensure they are updated regularly on the status of supply for their programs, taking identified actions on behalf of the purchasing team
• Manage deliveries of purchase orders to be just in time for inventory management
• Drive improvement actions within the procurement team via KPI reviews and maintenance, helping to find solutions to common issues
• Work with suppliers to resolve issues that affect performance such as quality discrepancies, booking-in queries and invoice query resolution
• Coordinate with the commodity team for new vendor introductions Complementary Description

Get involved:

We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, STEM ambassadors, employee forum, charity partnerships and wellbeing programme.

Our Wellbeing Programme in Pitstone aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it within all that we do. The programme is made up of four wellbeing committees; Healthy Minds, Physical, Social & Financial. Our enhanced family friendly policies re-enforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive. Job Requirements

We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we're also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have some or all of the following, we'd love to hear from you:
• Prior experience working within a manufacturing environment
• CIPS Level 4 or above is desirable
• Leadership experience beneficial
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management
• Experience working with SAP would be beneficial
• Evidence of written English at interview stage

Number of countries where Safran is located

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