Senior Program Purchasing Lead

Senior Program Purchasing Lead
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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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Programs / Customer Relations

Job field / Job profile
Purchasing - Program purchasing

Job title
Senior Program Purchasing Lead

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Permanent

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Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time
Full-time

Job description

Act as the senior Purchasing focal point within the Integrated Program Team (IPT) for a program or program family covering Build-to-Print (BTP), Build-to-Specification (BTS), systems, equipment, services, and related recurring

Provide cross functional leadership, coordination, and guidance to Program Purchasing team members, establishing priorities, allocating activities, resolving conflicts, and ensuring consistent execution across the full program scope.

Ensure Program, Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Purchasing strategies and priorities are fully aligned, clearly communicated, and respected by all relevant stakeholders.

Represent Program Purchasing in key program governance meetings, executive reviews, escalations, supplier reviews providing clear recommendations and decision ready information.

Coordinate closely with Purchasing Site Leaders, Commodity Managers, Commodity Buyers, and Industrialization Leads, and other functions to ensure timely completion of Purchasing deliverables.

Establish and maintain effective Program Purchasing governance, routines, and ways of working, including regular progress reviews, action tracking, prioritization, and escalation paths.

Prepare, maintain, and drive Program Purchasing documentation and management tools, including the Program Purchasing Plan, Purchasing Roadmap, integrated activity plan, dashboards, cost models, risk registers, and program overviews.

Lead the Purchasing contribution to bids, estimates, and program financial reviews. Ensure recurring cost (RC) and non-recurring cost (NRC) targets, budgets, assumptions, supplier quotations, contractual coverage, and cost evolution are accurate, current, and aligned with the Program and Commodity Purchasing teams.

Coordinate Purchasing activities through major program milestones, from bid and supplier selection through development, industrialization, certification, production ramp-up, and in-service support.

Ensure customer, technical, contractual, quality, cybersecurity, export control and logistical requirements are understood and flowed down to Purchasing teams and suppliers as applicable.

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