Purchasing Manager

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Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence 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 defence industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.

Reference
2025-151398

Position description
Domain

Performance and Support
Job field / Job profile

Purchasing - Products and services purchasing
Job title

Purchasing Manager
Employment type

Permanent
Professional category

Employees / Staff
Part time / Full time

Full-time
Job description

Who are Safran UK?
Based in Gloucester, we operate the Shared Service Centre, and provide key support services across the UK business - including transactional finance, indirect procurement, HR, tax and international mobility management. Safran UK manage the Graduate Scheme for the UK business, along with the learning and development programs through Safran University.

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for leading the development and implementation of commodity strategies to ensure the lowest total cost of acquisition is achieved for all Business Units.

You'll drive & encourage the use of supplier relationship management tools and techniques to leverage group spend, and lead on departmental adherence to policies; procedures; processes; risk; and compliance, whilst achieving departmental objectives.

Key duties:

• Develop, motivate and performance manage the Operational Purchasing team on a day to day basis in the achievement of agreed personal development plans and business objectives.
• Deliver improvements in cost and service levels from indirect suppliers to Safran UK business units.
• Develop strategies for Indirect spend, ensuring full alignment with the needs of UK businesses.
• Manage strategic and Operational negotiations and where appropriate negotiate directly with suppliers. Support Buyers and Commodity Managers as required in key negotiations.
• Ensure alignment of UK activities with the needs of Safran.
• Assist with the Purchasing budgeting process and be responsible for achieving the agreed targets.
• Project manage complex projects and people resources.
• Work closely with Global Purchasing Team, Commodity Managers, Global Purchasing Team, and Safran UK Finance Department
Travel specifictity

UK and occasional international as required.
Additional description

• Propose improvements of tools and processes within the Group.
• Implement and monitor internal control processes in their respective area.
Candidate skills & requirements

• Significate Purchasing experience in a Manufacturing / Engineering environment.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Confidence and personal credibility.
• Strong 'can do' attitude.
• Cross Functional Team working.
• Strong Negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills to ensure timely performance of activities within the Team.
• MCIPS qualified
Position location
Job location

Europe, UK, England, South West
City (-ies)

Gloucester