Supplier Performance Engineer 3

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip. Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Supplier Performance Engineer 3 you'll play a pivotal part on our Purchasing team. The Supplier Performance Engineer monitors, analyzes, and executes actions to ensure effective supplier performance. This position interacts with internal cross‑functional groups, customers, and suppliers to define, coordinate, and deploy improvement activities utilizing appropriate project‑management and improvement tools and techniques. Mission & Objectives Follow and manage the industrial performance (Quality, Delivery, and Cost) for a panel of suppliers throughout the product and project lifecycle. Manage supplier action plans to address recurring performance deviations until acceptable performance is attained and sustained. Obtain and lead the implementation of supplier improvement plans to facilitate continuous improvement of the supplier's maturity level. Ensure consistency of initiated improvement actions with all supply‑chain stakeholders. Undertake key pre‑supplier selection activities – Risk Analysis & Capacity Assessment. Responsibilities Lead the quality and logistical performance of supplier panel in accordance with internal stakeholders including procurement, quality, and purchasing to ensure alignment of the Mid Term Plan (MTP) and corporate strategy. Identify trends and poor‑performing suppliers, taking action to improve supplier performance and capability. Drive key stakeholders to define and deliver corrective action plans, ensuring results are achieved and sustainable with a focus on production readiness, audits, and systematic quality issues. Perform onsite supplier assessments and evaluations related to compliance, capacity, production control, change management, supply‑chain management, quality, etc.; manage findings and close out robustly. Lead supplier performance reviews with selected suppliers, coordinating outcomes to key business stakeholders. Monitor supplier risks and ensure the cabin surveillance plan is topical at all times; flag key issues to the business and develop plans to drive internal actions and improvements at suppliers to minimize or eliminate risks. Act as the focal point for performance issues in relation to logistics and programs teams, according to the escalation process. Adhere to safe working practices and contribute to the evolution of the Health, Safety, and Environmental program and culture. Perform other duties as assigned. Based on the supplier risk level, perform periodic assessments to identify and mitigate risks. Accountable for managing supplier performance and deliverables. At Safran Cabin, we 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. Your Benefits Our suite of comprehensive benefits includes health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, and employee discounts & rewards for consumer products/services. Candidate Skills & Requirements | Qualifications Computer Skill: Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Other Skills Basic operational experience within a purchasing/logistic/quality industrial organization. Demonstrated project‑management skills within a manufacturing environment. Good interpersonal skills – able to work and influence across all levels of the organization and externally with suppliers to ensure key deliverables are met. Ability to communicate effectively – verbal & written. Ability to lead teams, conduct meetings, give direction/delegate, and train/coach/mentor employees. Ability to work tactically to support a strategic objective. Willingness and legal authorization to travel domestically and internationally, as required. Solid operational experience: Supplier Performance or Supplier Development within a purchasing/logistic/quality industrial organization. Experience in leading improvement workshops – quality/lean tools such as FMEA, 8D, 5W, Ishikawa, etc. Demonstrated strong negotiation skills. Advanced problem‑solving skills – ability to analyze a problem and determine potential root causes in a timely fashion to make calculated risk decisions when ambiguity can be a factor. Demonstrable leadership experience – influencing, teamwork, conflict resolution, with strong communication skills at all levels of management both internally and with suppliers. Proven ability to work tactically with a strategic objective. This requires a high level of self‑motivation and job planning to achieve goals and meet deadlines working autonomously. Experience working in a matrix organization. Full understanding of operational excellence: Supplier Performance Specialist 2 or Supplier Development within a purchasing/logistic/quality industrial organization. Additional Preferred Skills (not required) Any ERP knowledge. Greenbelt certification. Experience in any of the following areas: Lean Management. Negotiation. Problem Solving. Influencing, Teamwork, Conflict Resolution. #J-18808-Ljbffr Safran Cabin