Project Coordinator

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

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.

The project co-ordinator covers the tactical day-to-day programme requirements through theownership and liaison with multiple key stakeholders, to achieve the programme objectives during the entry phase.,

• Manage the liaison with multiple key stakeholders (Programme, production control, supply chain, logistics, operations, onsite support etc)

Oversee the tactical execution of day-to-day programme requirements including supply chain activities across production planning & control, program purchasing, operational procurement and sales & operations planning

• Create an inventory and monitor hardware progress for the full programme (free of charge, open order book and hospital stock)


• Raise and co-ordinate the free of charge (FOC) sales orders process ensuring the efficient and timely delivery of hardware

Co-ordinate with the Seats GB and/or Safran partners on buyer furnished equipment (BFE) and in-flight entertainment (IFE) on demand, consumption and stock levels.
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  Measure and analyse performance of the hardware fulfilment status in line with programme objectives and provide the required weekly/monthly data for reporting
  
• Maintain a safe environment for yourself and colleagues in accordance with the Company's Health & Safety policy


• Ensure a consistent approach to "standardised work", share learning experiences


• Undertake other duties and task as may be reasonably requested by your manager from time to time


• Participate in;

o Internal and external supply chain meetings
o In production programme governance meetings
o On-site support hardware reviews
o Continuous improvement activities within the programme and or other functions

Excellent interpersonal skills - Essential
Ability and flexibility to travel to other SSGB sites - Essential
Computer literate with MS Office Software (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc) - Essential
Action orientated & self-motivated - Taking actions in order to
achieve goals - Essential
Accountable - Taking responsibility for ones actions - Essential
Results orientated - drive to get the job done compliantly Essential

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive


• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future


• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate


• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues


So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK, Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 83,000 employees and sales of 19 billion euros in 2022 and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.