Supply Chain Project Manager F/H
Description
General information
Entity
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.
With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.
Reference
2026-190607Position description
Job title
Supply Chain Project Manager F/H
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Professional, Engineer & Manager
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
The Supply Chain Project Manager as part of the Seats Industrial division will work closely with all SST Business Units to drive both SCM transformation or SCM optimisation projects.
In this capacity, they will coordinate and lead cross-business-unit activities, particularly linked to transfer of work or dual source activities supporting the industrial ramp up plan.
They will be responsible for ensuring that all newly established or modified supply chain flows are fully optimized, taking into account both customer needs and financial impacts.
The Supply Chain Project Manager will also oversee and govern local ramp-up activities to ensure full compliance with OneSafran SCM process standards.
Moreover, they will ensure that the ERP core model and the SC4.0 digitalization roadmap are properly implemented or adapted to meet specific project requirements and new use cases.
But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)
- Lead end-to-end strategic projects and complex initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in delivery performance, cost, inventory, resilience and process or digital capability of the Safran Seats global supply chain.
- Provide a central governance and coordination for cross-site projects, such as internal “dual source” or “transfer of work” activities to balance load and capacity.
- Drive the creation of an executable and ambitious action plan for cut over / go live / ramp up of any new cross-site supply chain flow and track plan adherence, manage risks or required escalations in collaboration with the Industrial project owner.
- Act as SST Supply Chain focal for the compilation of multi-site requirements for sharing with internal Safran suppliers leadership in escalation or crisis mode to support urgent customer and business requirements
- Support the activities related to setting up new Supply Chain organisational structures in new sites or functions through role profile creation, recruitment and training plan creation.
- Support the activities related to the implementation / migration / extension of the ERP solution to any new supply chain flows through flow mapping, test scenario creation and coordination, active collaboration with the Seats M3 Design Authority.
- Matrix leadership experience at a senior / executive level in a complex organisation and across diverse teams
Candidate skills & requirements
- Industrial Supply Chain Experience – preferably in aviation industry.
- Proven track record of devising and implementing supply chain strategies and associated performance metrics.
- High customer focus with understanding of impact of SC performance on aircraft delivery schedules or airline customers.
- Build strategic partnerships with key suppliers rather than purely transactional relationships.
- Technical Knowledge of MRP2 principles and the application within the ERP system.
- Project Management Experience (ideally formal certification such as PMP, APM, Prince2).
- APICS / CPIM qualification.
- Familiar with the information systems used in the Supply Chain: i.e. ERP, Supplier Portal / Familiar with desktop tools.
Position location
Job location
Europe, France, Centre-Val-De-Loire
City (-ies)
Candidate criteria
Minimum education level achieved
Master Degree
Minimum experience level required
More than 8 years
Additional Languages preferred
- English (Fluent)
- French (Intermediate)