New Program (NPI) Buyer - 12 month FTC

Safran Group; Tring; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace and defense leader is seeking a New Program Buyer for a 12-month FTC to manage sourcing activities and coordinate new programs at their Pitstone site. The role involves negotiating with high-quality vendors, ensuring design synchronisation, and building strong relationships to enable robust supply chains. The ideal candidate has substantial skills in purchasing, engineering, and influencing within a manufacturing environment, with commercial awareness as a key asset. Join to be part of a diverse and innovative team.

Benefits

8% Bonus

Excellent Pension

33 Days Holiday

Dental

BUPA

EV scheme

Workplace nursery scheme

Midday finish on Fridays

Enhanced family friendly policies

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme including health and finance

Onsite subsidised canteen

Qualifications

• Demonstrable productive influencing capabilities in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Astute commercial awareness is essential.
• Experience liaising with suppliers and negotiating is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate new programs, engaging with suppliers and vendors.
• Align core commodity strategies with supplier selection and negotiations.
• Ensure design synchronisation from concept through to production phases.

Skills

SAP

Purchasing

NPI

Engineering

Relationship building

Supply chain management

Negotiating

Analytical

Data visualisation and presenting

Job description

New Program (NPI) Buyer - 12-month FTC

Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire

£ Competitive

Benefits

• 8% Bonus
• Excellent Pension
• 33 Days Holiday
• Dental
• BUPA
• EV scheme
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Midday finish on Fridays
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance programme including health and finance
• Onsite subsidised canteen

Skills

• SAP
• Purchasing
• NPI
• Engineering
• Relationship building
• Supply chain management
• Negotiating
• Analytical
• Data visualisation and presenting

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future.

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Purchasing team as a New Program Buyer at our Pitstone site.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone and are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. We will consider all applicants who meet the minimum essential requirements regardless of their identity or background. Please let us know in your cover letter if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible - including guaranteed interviews under the Disability Confident Scheme for those that qualify.

Why Safran?

• A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
• Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
• Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
• Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.
• A culture of excellence: Join a team that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. Whatever your background, together we aim for excellence.

Your Role

As a New Program Buyer at Safran Electrical & Power you will manage and coordinate new programs and projects for Safran, whilst building positive relationships with vendors and suppliers, securing the best quality programs in the aerospace industry. You will manage and align core commodity strategies, greatly contributing to supplier selection and the development of future product roadmaps to ensure high quality output for ongoing and future programs. You will work closely with the engineering team to ensure design evolutions and developments correspond with manufacturing lead times.

• Manage and facilitate all sourcing activity, aligning core commodity strategies with supplier selection.
• Coordinate and manage new programs at the site, building robust and solid relationships with high quality vendors and suppliers.
• Ensure design evolutions synchronise with from initial concept through to new product introduction phases.
• Work with Supplier Account Manager and Commodity Manager to negotiate prices, terms, conditions and agreements.
• Follow a robust design-to-cost methodology, challenging design requirements to ensure they correspond with program and product roadmaps.
• Escalate, when appropriate, any significant issues that require management intervention or awareness.
• Work with suppliers to resolve any issues impacting performance, such as quality discrepancies.
• Coordinate with the purchasing teams and vendors to enable robust and efficient supply chains.
• Report and present program reviews to various stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrable productive influencing capabilities which can be applied within an engineering, design or manufacturing environment - Essential
• Astute commercial awareness - Essential
• Experience liaising with suppliers and customers, with a background in negotiating - Desirable
• Versatility in dealing with different cultures and across different time zones - Desirable
• Purchasing or sourcing experience within a manufacturing or aerospace environment beneficial - Desirable

Get involved

We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

Our Wellbeing Program in Pitstone aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it within all that we do. The program is made up of four wellbeing committees; Healthy Minds, Physical, Social & Financial. Our enhanced family friendly policies re-enforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive.