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. This shall be throughout the entirety of the product and project lifecycle with said suppliers.

• Manage Supplier action plans in case of recurring performance deviations until acceptable performance has been attained and sustained

• As part of the implemented contract, obtain and lead the implementation of supplier improvement plans to facilitate continuous improvement of the suppliers maturity level.

• Ensure the 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 Mid Term Plan (MTP) and corporate strategy

• Identify trends and poor performing suppliers, taking action as necessary to improve supplier performance and capability

• Drive key stakeholders to define and deliver the corrective action plans, ensuring results are achieved and sustainable with a key focus on production readiness, audits, and for 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 in a robust manner

• Lead the supplier performance reviews with select panel of suppliers, coordinating outcomes to key business stakeholders

• Monitor supplier risks and ensure Cabin surveillance plan is topical at all times - ensure that key issues are flagged to the business, and a plan is developed 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 escalation process

• Adhere to safe working practices and contributes 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 of current suppliers in order to identify and mitigate the risks

• Accountable for managing supplier performance and deliverables

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

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 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

• Good interpersonal skills

• 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 decision 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 shall require a high level of self-motivation and job planning in order 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.

• Expert in leading improvement workshops - Quality/Lean Tools such as FMEA, 8D, 5W, Ishikawa, etc

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)

• Any ERP knowledge

• Greenbelt certification

• Experience in any of the following areas:

o Lean Management

o Negotiation

o Problem Solving

o Influencing, Teamwork, Conflict Resolution

• 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, and employee discounts & rewards for consumer products/services and more!

The expected salary range for this position is between $94,230 - $148,070 USD. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, and other factors permitted by law.

Candidate skills & requirements

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets. Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking. Safran Cabin is the world's No. 1 in aircraft interiors. Safran Cabin provides innovative, smart and sustainable cabin interiors, as well as advanced water and waste management systems. Here, you will develop your skills and grow within a community of experts who enrich your experience every day. Here, collaboration connects our teams across the globe. Did you know? We have probably already flown together! Would you like to join us? Learn more about Safran Cabin here. (Hyperlink: https://www.safran-group.com/en/companies/safran-cabin), Safran Cabin is #1 worldwide for business and regional aircraft interiors. Here, you will build your skills and grow with a community of experts to enrich yourself every day. Here, collaboration is embodied within the diversity of our teams all around the world. Here, we're cutting our emissions, not your ambitions. Together, let's shape the sustainable future of aeronautics. Learn more about Safran Cabin!