Buyer 3
Apply NowCompany: Safran
Location: Everett, WA 98208
Description:
Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Cabin provides innovative cabin interiors, systems, equipment and services to enhance the user experience. Its 11,000 employees across the world serve aircraft OEMs, airlines, lessors and VIP clients with interiors easily configured for multiple aircraft platforms and missions.
Reference number
2024-139962
Job details
Domain
Programs / Customer Relations
Job field / Job profile
Supply chain - Supply chain manager
Job title
Buyer 3
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Northwest Aerospace Technologies ("NAT"), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
The Safran growth strategy centers on three areas: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
Team Leadership
Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization
Role Assignment
Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
Purchasing Execution
Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
Ensure delivery aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.
Supplier Management
Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager
Additional 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.
Discover Safran Cabin through our videos: Safran Cabin (safran-group.com)
Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub - Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!
Candidate skills & requirements
At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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:
Team oriented
Process focused
Open & honest communication
Quality minded
Ability to persevere and honor commitments
Recognizes success
Executes with urgency
Creates solutions
Customer focused in everything we do
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
Computer Skills:
MRP system experience
MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Other Skills:
Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
Ability to make timely decisions and take action
Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
Customer service oriented
Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
This description 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.
Annual salary
USD 67,740 - 102,650
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, Washington, Everett
City (-ies)
Everett
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Cabin provides innovative cabin interiors, systems, equipment and services to enhance the user experience. Its 11,000 employees across the world serve aircraft OEMs, airlines, lessors and VIP clients with interiors easily configured for multiple aircraft platforms and missions.
Reference number
2024-139962
Job details
Domain
Programs / Customer Relations
Job field / Job profile
Supply chain - Supply chain manager
Job title
Buyer 3
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Northwest Aerospace Technologies ("NAT"), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
The Safran growth strategy centers on three areas: growing company market share, customer satisfaction and achieving operational excellence. The buyer role is responsible for acquiring goods and services at a competitive price, ensuring that goods are of top quality, and facilitating delivery of goods via the issuance and management of a purchase order. Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
Team Leadership
Point of escalation to material issues that require attention and present a risk to successfully execute the procurement process to meet the required demand dates
Coaches, trains, and mentors junior Purchasing Agents
Identify and manage special projects and teams, as required
Assist in the continuous improvement of the Purchasing organization
Role Assignment
Acts as authorized agent of the company, making financial commitments and managing key supplier relationships to ensure supply chain performance
Manages complex supplier accounts, requiring advanced knowledge of commodity, supply base, and program
Responsible for key suppliers, significant spend, and challenging supply chain problem resolution
Provides peer review and oversight to junior Purchasing Agents
Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter
Purchasing Execution
Make daily purchases and input into MRP system based on demand, while analyzing the quality, specifications, and delivery requirements
Ensure delivery aligns with loaded demand to maintain inventory targets
Send out quotations for bid on non-contracted items, and negotiate best price
Interface with planning and purchasing Integrated Program Team (IPT) to ensure any changes in schedule or requirements are flowed down to suppliers
Review purchase orders regularly and follow up on unconfirmed orders, past due items, etc.
Supplier Management
Generate effective communication, good relationships, and a positive image with suppliers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness
Act as authorized agent of the company and primary contact to assigned suppliers
Proactively manage suppliers and regularly assess performance to ensure on-time delivery of quality product
Manage program shortages and ensure supplier commitments are communicated to IPT Lead
Review non-conformance reports (NCRs) against supplier product and communicate and coordinate disposition
Identifies and mitigates risk, solves problems, and escalates as needed to IPT Lead and/or Purchasing Manager
Additional 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.
Discover Safran Cabin through our videos: Safran Cabin (safran-group.com)
Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub - Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!
Candidate skills & requirements
At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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:
Team oriented
Process focused
Open & honest communication
Quality minded
Ability to persevere and honor commitments
Recognizes success
Executes with urgency
Creates solutions
Customer focused in everything we do
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of supply chain/purchasing/sourcing experience
Computer Skills:
MRP system experience
MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
Other Skills:
Strong written and verbal business communications abilities
Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives
Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively
Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
Ability to apply Supply Chain past experience to current environment and modify as needed.
Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
Ability to make timely decisions and take action
Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders.
Customer service oriented
Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or program management
Previous experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace preferred
Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
This description 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.
Annual salary
USD 67,740 - 102,650
Job location
Job location
North America, United States, Washington, Everett
City (-ies)
Everett
Applicant criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 5 years