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Senior Supply Chain Manager

Company : Safran Electrical & Power

Job field : Purchasing

Location : Pitstone, Buckinghamshire , England , United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

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Job Description

The role holder is responsible to ensure the right material is in the right place at the right time to ensure our customers satisfaction.

Responsible for inventory management of £45M

Responsible for procurement of £90M PA

• Responsible to achieve the site inventory plan

• Management of the Procurement, Planning and Logistics processes

• Implement and manage key performance indicators at supplier and team level

• Ensures demand is provided to and accepted by the suppliers in accordance with their manufacturing lead time

• Recommends and maintain optimal inventory levels at various stages in the supply chain in order to achieve customer satisfaction levels as well as mitigate inventory exposure

• Ensure forward visibility of supply gaps and define actions to size, resolve and communicate business impact

• Escalate as appropriate with the supply base to ensure adequate resources are employed to shorten any delays

• Ensure that preventative action is implemented robustly at the source of the root cause

• Ensures that the price agreed by the Purchasing team is used in the purchase order. Escalates all the commercial issues/ disputes to the purchasing group

• Define and personally lead recovery planning if off plan

• Conduct regular operational account reviews monthly and quarterly, meeting management team at suppliers on a regular basis to drive performance improvement and support strategic account reviews with key suppliers

• Development of team skills through training and personal development plans

• Further develop delivery models to support inventory optimisation and maximise material availability

• Responsible for all recruitment, performance management and development of the team

• Support the roll out of digital supply chain tools defined in the Safran roadmap 4.0 supply chain and organize Data control tower for the site

• Defines and negotiates the logistics contracts for the business

Job Requirements

• Proven ability to develop teams in terms of skill, performance and maturity

• Strong leadership approach and ability to bring teams together to achieve a goal

• Proven experience in international supply chain management and processes

• Proven experience in liaising with suppliers at a senior level

• Experience in Logistics management and international shipping

• Experience with ERP (preferably SAP) and planning tools is essential

• Ability to lead by example and work within a multifunctional matrix team

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence across a range of stakeholders

• Demonstrated problem solving skills with emphasis on root cause analysis

• Demonstrated commercial awareness/ability

• Supply chain degree or equivalent; CIPS qualification or equivalent preferred

• Good interpersonal skills

• IT literate; SAP experience desirable

• Working knowledge of lean implementation in a low volume environment

Specificity of the job

As required

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Westfield RoadLU7 9RH

Pitstone, Buckinghamshire

England United Kingdom

92,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

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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.