Lead Aftermarket Buyer - Level 4

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The Safran growth strategy centers on three imperatives: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement. This role requires a diverse purchasing background and a thorough understanding of supplier performance, quality requirements, and documentation/certification processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation and contract administration skills, as well as the ability to mentor lower-level buyers.

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies to enhance supplier performance and meet quality standards.
• Analyze engineering drawings and documents to assess material requirements and specifications.
• Negotiate contracts and manage contract administration, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and company policies.
• Utilize advanced Excel functions (including VLOOKUP) and PowerPoint for analytical reporting and presentations.
• Mentor and guide junior buyers, promoting best practices and enhancing the overall skill set of the purchasing team.
• Coordinate with operations and logistics teams to ensure timely and accurate sourcing of materials.
• Understand and apply Incoterms to facilitate efficient procurement processes.
• Monitor and report on purchasing KPIs, ensuring targets are met and that deadlines are consistently adhered to.

Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in purchasing, preferably in the aerospace or aviation industry.
Computer Skills:
• MRP and ERP system experience
• MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Other Skills:
• Strong written and verbal business communications abilities.
• Proven track record of successful negotiation and contract management.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and ability to interpret technical drawings.
• Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives.
• Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively.
• Excellent analytical organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
• Strong leadership. abilities with experience in mentoring and developing team members.
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect.
• Ability to make timely decisions and take action.
• Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
• Customer service oriented.

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
• Certified Procurement Professional (CPP)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
• Ability to read and analyze engineering prints

General Notes:
• All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of Safran's products.
• As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned now or in the future.
• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division.
• Duties listed above are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required. The company may modify responsibilities as needed to meet business and organizational needs.

May require some travel.