Safran

MRO Planning Leader - Cincinnati, OH

Safran$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management, or Operations Management
  • Minimum of 2 years in supply chain, project management, or operations in the Aerospace Industry
  • 5+ years preferred in MRO Aerospace with proven supplier relationship experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of engine maintenance and parts repair
  • Fluent in English, with French language skills as a plus
  • Experience in a multicultural environment is an advantage
  • Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage supplier relationships and communication within the SAFRAN AE network
  • Coordinate delivery timelines for engine parts repair with suppliers to meet OTD targets
  • Ensure compliance with contractual repair conditions and challenge suppliers when necessary
  • Lead weekly reviews with suppliers to address open actions and logistics performance
  • Collaborate with internal customers to synchronize repair parts delivery with their needs
  • Analyze logistics performance and implement improvement actions collaboratively with suppliers
  • Represent Safran AE supply chain through supplier visits and interdepartmental coordination

Benefits

  • Dynamic and growing MRO division with numerous challenges
  • Regular business trips to suppliers (20% of your time)
  • Opportunity to work in a multicultural team environment
  • Professional development through collaboration with international teams
  • Engagement in strategies that directly impact supply chain efficiency
Full Job Description
Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Materials and processes - Materials and process engineering

Job title

MRO Planning Leader - Cincinnati, OH

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Summary/Objective:
You are accountable for a portfolio of strategic repair suppliers in North America; you are their unique supply chain point of contact. Your customers are the local supply chains part of Safran Aircraft Engines (SAFRAN AE) network (located in France, Mexico, Morocco, & Belgium). You are part of Safran USA and functionally part of Global Supply Chain team in Support & Services Division within Safran AE.
You will join a dynamic MRO division in full growth with a lot of challenges at stake.
Your objective is to manage supplier relationships and make sure suppliers deliver parts according to Safran AE needs.

Requirements include but are not limited to:
Your job consists of:
• Coordinating and monitoring the progress of engine parts sent for repair at the supplier site and making sure supplier sends back repaired parts within contractual time. OTD target: 95%
• Ensuring compliance with the contractual conditions of the repair activity and challenge supplier
• Prioritizing Safran AE flow in case of capacity constraint or repair capability limitation
• Managing weekly review with suppliers and following up open actions
• Maintain a close relationship with your supplier contacts at all organization levels
• Handling issues with suppliers and working out on a solution if some delivery commitments do not match with the engine reassembly date
• Detecting any deviation in supplier logistics performance and leading improvement actions with your supplier, in coordination with your Safran AE supplier team contacts (buyer, supplier performance manager (SPM), supplier quality engineer (SQE), supplier technical support)
• Entering key information about the part progress into the Safran AE ERP
• Creating a strong relationship with internal customers (Safran AE shops) and collaborate with them to make sure that repaired parts shipping date will match with their needs.
• Supporting internal Safran AE customers in handling operational difficulties.
• Representing Safran AE global supply chain in your areas of responsibility: supplier visits, working groups, etc.
• Transversal coordination with other Safran AE supplier team functions (buyer, supplier performance manager, engineering, quality)
• Sharing your expertise and best practices with the rest of MRO Procurement Leader teams in Europe, Americas and Asia

Your objective is to make sure that repaired parts come back within contractual agreements and do not delay engine builds re-assembly.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

Regular business trips to your suppliers in your portfolio (20% of your time)

Candidate skills & requirements

Required soft skills:
Leadership ability: strong oral and written communicator, collaborative
Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
Tenacity: assertiveness, agile and eager to learn
Reactivity and customer oriented mindset
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
Capacity to work in a hybrid and dynamic organization (constant growth)
Able to handle stress and work in a fast-paced environment
Experience working in a multicultural group would be a plus

Required Education:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Supply-chain management, Industrial management or Operations management
English native or close to native to communicate with suppliers
Successful past supplier relationship experience
Technical skills on engine maintenance / parts repair
French language skill and knowledge of the French culture will be considered as a plus

Required Experience:
Minimum: 2 years in supply-chain, project management or operations in Aerospace Industry.
Preferred: 5+ years in supply-chain, project management or operations in MRO Aerospace Industry.

Annual salary

Based on experience

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Ohio

City (-ies)

Cincinnati, OH

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 3 years

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No

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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