Program Manger 1 Aftermarket

Job description

Job Description

As a member of Safran Seats, you contribute to providing over one million seats to airlines worldwide, ensuring superior quality, comfort, and innovation.

Your role involves collaborating with a team to develop high-value solutions for passengers and crews.

Safran is one of the few OEMs offering a comprehensive range of passenger seats, from economy to first class, allowing you to take pride in creating impressive seating options for various needs.





1.

Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities)



Objective:

The Program Manager I is the primary point of contact for external customers and is responsible for the execution of small, less complex programs or an assigned subset of a larger and/or more complex programs from sales transition handover through delivery of the final aircraft and closure of any open items.





The Program Manager I is responsible for contribution margin of the production phase.

Must keep the program in scope or to properly negotiate time and budget when the scope increases or to refuse the scope increase if it is not practical.

This position works under general supervision.





2.

Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)



A) Responsible for leading their integrated product team (IPT) in the daily execution of program activities.

B) Responsible for implementing a product matching 100% to the one used for the cost base in the bid and to make him/her self-knowledgeable of all elements of the bid including the cost base.

C) Clarifies RFQ scope of work expected by the customer with sales team and/or customer.

D) Coordinates with estimator on pricing package assumptions.

E) Coordinates with engineering for drawing and technical proposal support.

F) Follows up proposal submission with customer and/or salesperson.

G) Kicks off new programs, establish expectations, and identify pacing items.

H) Manages the project scope, budget, timeline and risks.



I) Leads program status meetings and work bottlenecks.

J) Communicates program status to Airframers customers, sales team, and upper management.

K) Sets expectations and facilitates clear and open lines of communication both internally and externally.



L) Monitors all open action items to customer to ensure timely closure.

Job Requirements

B.

Work Experience - Technical knowledge-

• In addition to meeting the education requirement, requires an additional 3 years' experience in a project or program team environment/exposure.



• PMP certification is preferred.





C.

Professional Skills-

• In-depth knowledge of program management and relationships between line functions.

• Must have excellent negotiating skills and be very comfortable in adversarial business environments.

• Must be able to quickly comprehend technical customer management and engineering.

• Understand customer technical, schedule and programmatic requirements, as well as the technology and product development necessary to carry out the program to meet customer expectations.

• Must be fully accountable and properly present to manage a good estimate in order to compete for the completion of the NRC phase of the program.

In particular, after the expense on the program has reached 25% to 35% of the initial quote, sufficient knowledge of the program must have been gained for the program manager to be able to display the ultimate estimate at completion with an error margin of no more than plus or minus 15%.



• Must have a very good working knowledge of the standard suite of office software products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, et al.)

• Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment.



• Ability to read and review written communication.



• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.





D.

Behavioral Skills-

• In-depth knowledge of program management and relationships between line functions.

• Must have excellent negotiating skills and be very comfortable in adversarial business environments.

• Must be able to quickly comprehend technical customer management and engineering.

• Understand customer technical, schedule and programmatic requirements, as well as the technology and product development necessary to carry out the program to meet customer expectations.

• Must be fully accountable and properly present to manage a good estimate in order to compete for the completion of the NRC phase of the program.

In particular, after the expense on the program has reached 25% to 35% of the initial quote, sufficient knowledge of the program must have been gained for the program manager to be able to display the ultimate estimate at completion with an error margin of no more than plus or minus 15%.



• Must have a very good working knowledge of the standard suite of office software products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, et al.)



Safran Seats USA is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense 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 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's World's best companies 2024 ranking.



Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers.

1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

Required Skill Profession

Operations Specialties Managers