Strategic Buyer

As a Strategic Buyer you will identify and implement cost saving opportunities within the Supply Chain to meet programme budgets. You will create and manage supplier Long Term Agreements (LTA), you will also be raising Purchase Orders (PO) against MRP demand for initial programme events such as CDR, Test, Shipset 1.This role is within the Commodity team which forms part of the wider Strategic Purchasing team based in Cwmbran of which there are thirty plus team members.

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.

Key responsibilities:

*To issue and monitor RFP/Q's to strategic suppliers usin...