In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England. As the Supply Chain Director you will be part of the Safran Seats GB Industrial team and reporting to the VP Industrial BU, this role is responsible for the end-to-end Supply Chain performance of SGB including the financial and operational performance. Process owner of SGB's IBP (Integrated Business Planning) ensuring consistency between the Demand Plan, Sales and Operations Plan, Financial Plans in accordance to MTP and the Product Review. Key Responsibilities will include: Develop and execute the supply chain strategy and goals in line with Safran Seats BU and the Safran Seats global supply chain strategy. Development of robust procurement processes and ensure materials supplied meet delivery and quality requirements. Process Owner of SSTs BU Integrated Business Planning in terms of consistency between the demand forecast, the innovation plan (product and NPI), capacity plans (both internal and external Inc. development) and the financial plan in line with the medium term plan (MTP), ROFO and forecasts. Lead and support continuous improvement of the Supply Chain transformation in accordance to the MRP2 standards by the implementation of Supply Chain management and Inventory management best practices. Provide effective leadership to deploy the business vision, specific smart objectives and KPI's across the Supply Chain organisation and as part of SSTs BU executive team. Ensure achievement of company and supply chain performance goals on a repeatable and sustainable process driven way of working. Continuously drive the supply chain team to support the lean enterprise with appropriate continued improvements and implementation of ONE Safran Standards Coordinate appropriate activities with peers and members of other departments and provide necessary support Develop and execute improvement plans to improve work environment, employee hiring, employee development and employee retention Promote the Safran Leadership values to continuously develop the Supply Chain business. SSTs Business Process owner for Supply chain, ensure continuous improvement, alignment with improvements across the supply chain network Ensure positive, productive and proactive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders Candidate skills: Proven track record of MRP2 principles, experienced in the deployment of the Supply Chain process or experience of a Supply Chain operational function CPIM accreditation Substantial leadership experience at a senior / executive level in a complex organisation Proven track record of devising and implementing supply chain strategies Proven track record of P&L responsibility including devising and delivering to annual budgets and targets Rich background in Supply Chain and strong interest in driving performance improvements Ability to manage diverse simultaneous projects of varying complexities Comprehensive knowledge, but commercial and technical, of the aircraft interiors business As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive: * 25 days holiday UK Bank Holidays * Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts * Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses * Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working * Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.