Purchasing Manager
About Our Client
Safran Seats are an international key player in passenger and technical aircraft seats. With over one million seats equipping the fleets of the major airlines (including AirBus and Boeing) Safran Seats is one of the world's leading suppliers of seating for passengers, crews and helicopters thanks to innovative and high added-value solutions.
Job Description- Team leadership and develops engagement through a positive and continuous improvement culture, holds regular and effective 1-2-1's, annual appraisals and helps in the creation of development plans
Contributes to and implements the Supply Chain strategy deploying it through the team ensuring everyone understands their role in the plan
Ensures inventory levels are maintained within agreed target levels and creates plans to resolve any imbalances. Develops and reports the inventory forecast and identifies obsolete stock and works to mitigate financial impact
Key member of the Supply Chain Leadership Team working to measure, analyse and improve performance and impacts
Develops the detailed schedules in line with the Master Production Schedule and Aftermarket requirements. Carries out detailed capacity planning and monitors all critical resources and proposes mitigation plans. Makes adjustments as required according to risks in the external environment
Ensure that purchasing data is accurate, up to date and regularly audited, liaises with internal teams and suppliers to maintain integrity
Meets with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, provides performance feedback and proactively create, share and improve forecasts and capacity plans. Highlights any supplier, or sub-tier risks
Accountable for the management and reliability of inventories and determines how to increase stock turns, reduce waste and optimise customer service
Measures and analyses performance in line with BU defined metrics, manages creation of relevant reports. Analyses the root cause of missed metrics and works with the relevant teams to develop the necessary recovery plans
The Successful Applicant
TO be succesful in an application we are looking for people who have:Experience of leading and developing a multi-layered teamAbility to analyse complex data sets advised from multiple sourcesCapability to analyse complex problems and identify solutionsStrong decision making skillsExcellent communication skillsAdvanced negotiation skills for both internal and external contacts
What's on Offer- Competitive Salary
- Generous pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Discounts
- Personal Development Programme
- Oniste parking
- Onsite subsidised Canteen