Supplier Quality Development project manager

Supplier Quality Development project manager

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 Landing Systems is the world leader in landing gear, wheels & brakes, and associated systems for civil and military aircraft and helicopters. We master the entire lifecycle of our products, from design and manufacturing through to maintenance. Did you know that every second, somewhere in the world, an aircraft lands using one of our systems?

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Performance and Support

Quality
- Supplier quality assurance

Supplier Quality Development project manager

Permanent

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Full-time

Within the Quality and Compliance Department of Safran Landing Systems, you will join the central Supplier Audit and Quality Assurance team (SAQA) :

• Support the supplier approvals process by:
  • Providing quality interpretation of requirements to suppliers in order to speed up and ease the supplier approval process
  • In case of discrepancies ensure that an action plan is defined and in progress at suppliers by checking the efficiency of the actions
  • Anticipate as much as possible the identified risks in order to prevent any deviation on planning achievement
• For all major deviations on new requirements from Safran to suppliers (SMS, iSMS, APQP), you will support the internal supplier stakeholders in order to raise supplier's skills
• For all new suppliers (as part of the validation process of the Requirements Compliance Matrix, when the supplier is in deviation on quality requirements), for all suppliers (as a result of the Aero Excellence
  - Domain 4 industrial maturity assessments), or when granting new business that required growth of maturity of the supplier, you will ensure that the supplier implements a robust plan to meet the quality requirements, helping them to deploy the relevant standards to bring them to the level of compliance required by Safran LS.
• If needed support of the other Supplier Relationship Actors.

• Support supplier onboarding, approval and risk mitigation activities.
• Lead retrospective APQP reviews to assess supplier product and process performance post-launch.
• Support the supplier stakeholders in challenging supplier's root cause analysis and ensuring sustainable corrective and preventive actions are implemented at suppliers.
• Evaluate feasibility and support supplier quality development plan to use tools such as FMEA, PPAP, MSA, Control Plans, 8D, and SPC.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Engineering, Operations) to align supplier quality initiatives with business objectives.
• Conduct supplier process audits, capability studies, and performance assessments to identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain documentation and metrics to track supplier performance and drive accountability.

You hold a Master or Engineering diploma and have more than 5 years of experience in the field of quality or engineering, preferably in the aeronautics sector. Your motivation and proactivity are essential assets. You also have transversal and project management skills, you are able to…