Senior Progress Representative North American Industrial Operations H/M

Safran Quality and Progress directorate, is searching for senior representatives of the Safran Progress initiative (F/M) able to support any kind of Industrial operations within Safran and its tier companies based in the North American zone (USA, Canada, Mexico).
Safran corporate Progress directorate is integrated in the Safran Quality and Progress department which is part of the Industrial, Purchasing and Performance Direction. Its aim is to lead Safran towards Operational EXcellence either in terms of achieving best-in-class industrial performance than in relentlessly satisfying its external customers expectation.
The individual will help and support internal customers of Safran companies in their transformation, performance improvement initiatives and projects in the various industrial operation domains (Manufacturing excellence & Global Supply chain management (internal/external) & industrialization of products). She/he will help them to deploy, embark and sustain in the operational excellence journey. She/he will interact with all operational domains according to the changing nature of the topics understanding the Safran Group companies culture, their products and services. The person will then interact at all levels of the company organization from top to bottom. The wide field of possible action mode goes from helping and even practicing temporarily improvement/transformation project management, deploying change management in company organizations thus to demonstrate coaching and training capabilities.

The job position will be located in Mexico (location CUU and /or QRO) for 2 positions and in USA (West coast and/ or Texas) for 2 positions. They will be based in Safran offices next to places where Safran operates major industrial activities in North America. The aArea of action for the individual may include any Safran site over Mexico, US and Canada. This activity may require frequent traveling including internationally.
The successful candidate progress representative:
- Is involved in upfront contact with all Safran companies in NA zone and help framing the field of her/his action with them,
- To set and lead any necessary diagnostic and preliminary activity in relation with to the « customer » premisescustomer's needs,
- To suggest and steer the proposed working plan,
- To lead and support all necessary workshops and team working activities required where and when needed,
- To sustain and support change management activities with the corresponding customer teams,
- She/he extensively uses the One Safran Group standards and methodologies to help building sustainable solutions for her/his « customers » and consequently is deeply involveds in methodologies evolution.
-Acting as a coach and sometimes as the initial project leader with the aim to transfer the content and the knowledge accumulated towards the cu« customer » company once the project have been started and is mature enough.
-The representative may also be organizing and leading training sessions as a

Minimum: BS/BA in Business/Engineering or equivalent
Preferred: MS in Business/ Engineering, MBA or equivalent degree
Experience in Aerospace, Master Black Belt preferred
Travel specificity
60-80%
Fluid English

YES

Safran es un grupo internacional de alta tecnología que opera en los campos de la aeronáutica (propulsión, equipamiento e interiores), espacio y defensa. Su misión: contribuir de forma duradera a un mundo más seguro, donde el transporte aéreo sea cada vez más respetuoso con el medio ambiente, más cómodo y más accesible. Establecido en todos los continentes, el Grupo emplea a 100.000 personas para una facturación de 27.3 mil millones de euros en 2024, y ocupa, solo o en asociación, posiciones de liderazgo mundial o europeo en sus mercados.

Safran es la segunda empresa del sector aeronáutico y de la defensa que figura en la lista de «World's Best Companies» de 2024 de la revista TIME.