BUYER 2

Company : Safran Cabin

Job field : Purchasing

Location : Carson , California , United States

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Required degree : Bachelor's Degree

Required experience : More than 3 years

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Salary range : $68,640 - $88,340 USD DOE

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Job Description

We trust our employees to bring bold ideas to build the future of aerospace together, contributing to our ranking by TIME as the leading Aerospace & Defense company on the 2023 World's Best Companies list (#59 on the full list). Join our team and become part of the group that's making amazing things happen on the ground and in the skies. Together, we'll proudly step back and say, “We did that."

As Buyer 2, you will be a key member of our Supply Chain team, tasked with the proactive and strategic management of designated suppliers. Your responsibilities include promptly resolving all business, delivery, and quality concerns with relevant accounts to guarantee customer deliveries are fulfilled. You'll negotiate pricing, as well as terms and conditions of ongoing production orders, to uphold quality, delivery, and specification standards at the lowest feasible cost. You will also monitor supplier performance consistently, prompting corrective action when necessary. Additionally, you'll expedite or delay material orders to ensure the completion of customer needs in a timely and cost-effective manner, while safeguarding inventory levels. You will facilitate transitions between current suppliers when needed, considering supplier pricing, capabilities, capacity, performance, and risk factors. Furthermore, you will communicate and enforce relevant terms and conditions, contractual obligations, quality stipulations, and technical requirements to suppliers, and report on supplier status and performance to Operations as necessary.

This position contributes to our vision by:

• Actively monitor and manage supplier delivery and quality performance.

• Initiate Supplier Performance Improvement Plans when suppliers fall below acceptable thresholds.

• Gain in-depth understanding of any quality or delivery issues affecting supplier performance.

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure timely and effective resolution of issues.

Complementary Description

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

The expected salary range for this position is between $68,640 - $88,340 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, and other factors permitted by law.

Job Requirements

We seek service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude, adaptable to our innovative and evolving environment.

Across all team members, we are looking for the following attributes:

A. Ability to organize and manage meetings to resolve various issues including specifications, engineering requirements, and risk mitigation.

B. Experience with purchasing a wide range of products in the Aerospace Industry, demonstrating knowledge of industry specific procurement requirements.

C. Understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding purchasing, logistics, incoming product inspection and inventory control

D. Demonstrates understanding of MRP systems to analyze and react to procurement demand and execute and manage purchase orders.

E. General technical knowledge of commodities to be managed, including familiarity of key technical parameters and ability to understand and navigate through supporting technical documentation, such as drawings or specifications.

F. Practiced and effective negotiation skills.

G. Ability to create and present models or summarized data for decision making (using standard office suite of products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint))

H. Comprehension of general Aerospace Quality Management System requirements

This job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

business area families

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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.