Purchaser & Supplier Performance Specialist – Asia Supply Chain Development (Suzhou）

MISSIONS:

Assist and provide support to SAFRAN Corporate Purchasing and SAFRAN affiliates Purchasing & Supply Chain demands toward suppliers and/or industrial partners in China and ASEAN region covering the following:

Primary tasks:
- Marketing and Survey: Conduct market research to identify current and/or potential suppliers to meet affiliate sourcing strategies / needs (commodity, program, volume, and timing) in the Asia zone, in line with Safran Group Purchasing Policy and strategy. Perform supplier assessments (risk, maturity, capability and capacity) per Safran / affiliate procedures and provide a supplier synthesis document.
- Purchasing: conduct RFX, negotiations, contract roll-out, qualification, audit and visit
- Supplier Performance Management (SPM): Monitor and pilot the operational quality and logistic performance for a panel of suppliers from start of production (DVI approval). Ensure the consistency of the improvement actions defined by each of the functions in charge of suppliers (Quality, Purchasing and Procurement). Pilot the action plans at suppliers in the event of recurrent non-performance and continue this until performance returns to an acceptable level. Conduct industrial assessments as needed. Advise and monitor, within the framework of existing purchasing contracts, the establishment of improvement plans at the suppliers, which allow them to increase their level of industrial maturity.
Support affiliates on recovery plan set-up and following-up.
- Continuous Improvement: Participate to continuous Improvement activities and animate continuous Improvement activities in Asia Supply Chain team

MAIN FUNCTIONNAL LIAISONS
In relation with SAFRAN Corporate purchasing, SAFRAN affiliates purchasing and supply chain network.

Job Duties / Attributions
1. Assist SAFRAN Corporate Production Purchasing and Group Subsidiaries Production Purchasing department demands toward potential suppliers and/or industrial partners.
2. Participate to Group internal network animation within China and to the coordination of purchasing actions from subsidiaries within China and ASEAN region.
3. Roll out Central Purchasing strategies and processes.
4. Establish regional action plans and contract to develop synergies between sites for purchasing families managed regionally.
5. Launch RFI & RFQ and manage its efficient following-up with suppliers and related subsidiaries.
6. Report on savings and purchasing performance.
7. Pre-evaluate suppliers.
8. Manage and secure supplier OTD performance
9. Participate in mission optimization (Continuous Improvement)
10. Perform readiness audit & capacity survey
11. Coordinate some Safran division activities in Asia Supply chain team (Safran division Focal point)

Profile:
- Key Skills: Cost structure, Purchasing negotiation and Supplier Performance control
- Commodity knowledge (optional): Metal parts
- More than 3 years' experience in SPM or Purchasing role
- Language
o English: Fluent
o Chinese: Fluent
o French: Optional
- Master degree (business school or engineering school)