Job Description

Job Summary:
The Director of Supply Chain will lead multiple teams of supply chain professionals across various sites in the US and Mexico. These teams are responsible for both direct and indirect procurement, developing and implementing strategies for our future supply base, managing supplier performance, and achieving internal business objectives.

The Director of Supply Chain is involved in critical day to day procurement operations and is responsible for both the tactical and strategic aspects of the supply chain organization and improving our tools and processes to ensure high customer satisfaction and preparing our supply chain for future operational needs.

The Director of Supply Chain will have ownership over key performance areas, including supplier on-time delivery, production material costs, supply chain improvement goals, and other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Essential Job Functions:
• Plan and manage all activities involved in sourcing and procurement according to business needs.
• Manage inventories to achieve cash flow goals by matching demand with supply while minimizing inventory levels.
• Coordinate the activities of the Supply Chain and set priorities to ensure operational efficiency.
• Ensure that cost, quality, and delivery goals are met.
• Develop and drive a continuous improvement agenda to ensure successful execution of productivity projects.
• Adapt the Supply Chain organization to its environment, linking major business functions and processes into a cohesive, high-performing model.
• Create and maintain a positive working environment with other functional leaders.
• Define, adapt, and improve procurement methods.
• Organize or negotiate contracts with suppliers.
• Work on supplier improvement initiatives to enhance performance.
• Maintain and optimize the business supplier panel by fostering and developing sustainable relationships.
• Participate in the ERP implementation concerning Supply Chain aspects, focusing on change management.
• Maintain periodic KPIs to analyze performance and define root cause and corrective actions for unmet metrics.
• Align and establish goals and objectives for the Supply Chain department, in line with the business strategic roadmap and operational objectives.
• Drive talent development strategies, including succession planning and career development processes.
• Assign and monitor the work of subordinates, including training, coaching, performance planning and appraisal, hiring, transferring, promoting, or terminating employees.
• Comply with all safety, health, and environmental regulations as prescribed by law and company policies; pro- actively follow HSE standards and procedures within daily work, remaining alert to potential safety hazards.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Job Requirements

Required Competencies:
Education/Experience
• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering from an accredited institution (MBA preferred)
• 10+ years of leadership experience in a high product mix environment.
• 5+ years of leading large teams.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to build good working relationships across department and with supplier & customer representatives
• Demonstrable knowledge of ERP
• IT literacy in MS Office
• Working knowledge of Power BI and SAP

Leadership Skills / Management Skills / Personal Skills
• Change agent
• Ability to manage and solve conflicts
• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and manage complex situations, solving conflicts and driving team alignment
• Strong customer orientation, with a focus on quality control, integrity, and time management
• Demonstrated capability to mentor, coach, and develop teams, fostering a high-performance culture
• Critical Thinking
• Ability to contribute at a strategic level within the business
• Highly organized, rigorous and achievement of goal orientated
• Strong communication, listening and negotiation skills

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Travel Specificity:
Occasional travel between Mexicali and Irvine less than 25%.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position and occasionally move about the office. Constantly operates and use a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copier/printer. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information these situations. The ability to observe, identify and assess details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds across office for various needs.

Work Environment:
The work environment is in office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Experience in Relevant Business Sector:
Experience within aerospace industry a plus, not required.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense 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 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.