Senior Commodity Manager: Machining M​/F; H​/F - Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 100 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 27,3 milliards d'euros en 2024, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2024 » du magazine TIME. Safran Electronics & Defense propose à ses clients des solutions d'intelligence embarquée leur permettant d'appréhender l'environnement, de réduire la charge mentale et de garantir une trajectoire, même en situation critique, ce dans tous les environnements : sur terre, en mer, dans le ciel ou l'espace.

La société met les expertises de ses 13 000 collaborateurs au service de ces trois fonctions : observer, décider et guider, pour les marchés civils et militaires.

As a Senior Commodity Manager, you will lead global savings initiatives across your assigned commodity, identifying opportunities, driving execution, and shaping strategic sourcing plans through deep market insight and supplier analysis. You'll steer high‑value negotiations, oversee supplier panel performance, and ensure strong contract management to deliver sustainable cost and performance improvements. You will act as a sourcing strategy expert, guiding teams and promoting advanced tools and methodologies such as benchmarking, value engineering, and cost modelling.

You'll organize and lead regular business reviews with global suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement across the supplier ecosystem.

• Lead global savings initiatives: consolidate and promote the global savings plan for the commodity.
• Drive identification and execution of local initiatives from decision through to execution.
• Drive product strategy development: definition and implementation of product strategies for the assigned products, leveraging supplier landscape analysis, market intelligence, technology roadmaps, and business needs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to develop innovative, competitive sourcing strategies.
• Provide negotiation support and coaching: drive and/or support high‑visibility and high‑value negotiations.
• Manage supplier panel: definition, management, and performance oversight of the supplier across all relevant products within the commodity scope; ensure panel alignment (performance, expectation) and adaptation to need.
• Manage contracts: ensure execution of the supplier contract plan, leading global contract negotiations to guarantee contractual continuity and expand coverage as needed.
• Serve as reference expert for sourcing strategy and contractual processes under the lead of Senior Commodity Manager.
• Lead regular business reviews with global suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Knowledge of certain product commodities such as Machining, Casting, Forging, RM.
• Experience in developing strategies in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of contract management.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office or similar spreadsheet, presentation, and word processing applications.

• Able to influence management levels in the organization.
• Able to lead in both a direct and indirect way.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Customer‑focused attitude.
• Strategic thinker.
• Impeccable communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.