Safran

Lead Commodity Buyer - Machined Parts

Safran$90K — $113K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; APICS, CPIM, or CIRM/PMAC certification preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing, preferably in manufacturing or aerospace.
  • Proven experience in leading projects with multi-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with contract language and negotiation skills.
  • Strong negotiation and purchasing process leadership skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and nurture relationships with designated suppliers.
  • Oversee sourcing and contract management throughout the contract lifecycle.
  • Implement and monitor cost reduction plans with suppliers.
  • Establish and formalize commodity strategies in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Create and manage the RFQ process and contract conditions with suppliers.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance supplier performance and maturity levels.
  • Coordinate with various functions as the purchasing focal point for the allocated supplier panel.

Benefits

  • Permanent full-time position with potential career advancement.
  • Opportunity to work within international aerospace manufacturing environments.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge projects and multi-functional teams.
  • Possibility for short- and long-term travel for project-related activities.
Full Job Description
Job details

Domain

Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile

Purchasing - Commodity purchasing

Job title

Lead Commodity Buyer - Machined Parts

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description
• Manage a dedicated portfolio of Suppliers.
• Manage the relationship from the sourcing up to the contract management during the life of the Contract.
• Accountable for the relationship with each supplier of the allocated panel.
• Accountable for the cost reduction plan with the Supplier panel assigned.
• Contribute to set up, formalize, execute the Commodity strategy, with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Creation and management of RFQ process through the Supplier Selection and establishment of Safran Landing Systems Contractual conditions with Supplier.
• Manage Contracts in Place with Suppliers assigned and anticipate renewal of contract.
• Actively work to increase the maturity level of the Supplier panel to the required level.
• Actively monitoring the performance of the Supplier and establish action plan(s) in case of issues identified.
• Identify Cost reduction opportunities and manage the cost reduction plan.
• Interface with other functions on all Sites, and act as Purchasing focal point for the Supplier panel allocated.
• Lead multi-functional teams in charge of industrializing parts on the supplier panel allocated.
• Contribute/Define a Target Purchasing Strategy on specific commodity(ies)
• Identify S.W.O.R's with assigned suppliers to plan business expansion, reduction or exit.
• Demonstrate leadership within other commodity buyers, by being the referent on Purchasing protocols and develop initiatives within the team.

Candidate skills & requirements
• A relevant University Degree and/or APICS, CPIM or CIRM/PMAC Certification.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, international experience in Aerospace preferred or in Mechanical Industrial Engineering; minimum 5 years Purchasing experience.
• Experience in leading Projects within multi-functional teams.
• Familiarity with Contracts, contract language and the ability to negotiate various types of contracts with suppliers
• Purchasing process leadership skills.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to communicate effectively in a team environment and represent the Purchasing function within the Supplier.
• High working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with accounting and financial principles.
• Production control process knowledge, MRP and Flow Management.
• Ability to travel on short- or long-term assignments as per project needs.

Salary: $90,500 to $113,000
Reason for Recruitment: Replacement

Job location

Job location

North America, Canada, Ontario, Toronto

City (-ies)

Ajax

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 5 years

About Safran

Safran is a French multinational aerospace and defense company. It designs, manufactures, and sells aircraft engines, rocket engines, and other aerospace components. Safran is also involved in the defense industry, producing optronics, avionics, and other defense systems. The company has partnerships with several other aerospace and defense companies, including General Electric and Boeing. Safran has operations in over 60 countries and employs over 95,000 people.
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