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Transfer Manager

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General information

Entity

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 Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

Reference number

2025-169488

Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Supply chain - Logistics manager

Job title

Transfer Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Every second a plane takes off with Actuation GBU equipment onboard. From space exploration and defense to today's more electric, more intelligent, more integrated aircraft – our systems make modern flight possible. By “make it possible,” we mean: we start it, power it, control it, ventilate it, quiet it, land it, stop it and monitor it. We have more than 41,000 employees across 150 countries working at the forefront of technological innovation. Thanks to their efforts, our global reach and our market-leading position, we do big things no one else can do.

An exciting opportunity for a Transfer Manager has arisen within the Actuation Systems business. The role requires a highly motivated, high achieving individual reporting to SED Actuation Rockford Operations Director to take responsibility for product transfers from Rockford's OEM and AM portfolio.

The high quality products we design, produce and service in our Actuation business allow both passengers and crew members to have a more comfortable experience and greater piece of mind during flight. What we design and manufacture works together behind the scenes to enhance the overall flight experience. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class customer service, yet passengers don't even know we're there - and that's how we like it!

Principal Accountabilities:

Lead for a Transfer Project covering both product and capability transfers. Accountable for the activities of the Transfer both internally within the business as well as being the primary customer focal for this project externally. The transfers will have global accountability to drive the execution and delivery of multiple transfer projects. Potential direct responsibility for junior project personnel.

• Generally individual contributor with potential for one or more support staff

• Usually indirectly responsible for one integrated transfer team covering a product or a suite of closely related products that need to be transfers from one manufacturing location to another

• Responsible for all transfer project outcomes associated with work scope covering but not limited to cost, schedule and quality

• Customer key point of contact at working level for all items associated with project scope and appropriate customer first activities to ensure customer satisfaction and acts on these accordingly

• Responsible for all project reporting

• Responsible administration of all drumbeat project activities including but not limited to: Cadence Reviews at project level or inputs to programme level, change management at project level or inputs to programme level, Risk Review, Project Control etc.

• Responsible for project governance including ensuring that all transfer gate reviews are completed in a timely manner

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

The successful candidate will have a comprehensive range of skills or potential including:

• Successful project management track record

• Experience in leading large scale product and capability transfers

• Customer focus - Takes time to understand stakeholder requirements, effectively plans and executes to meet these and delight customers

• Good knowledge of cross functional working and the positive impact this can have on the transfer success

• Encourage communication between team members and build trust within the team through interpersonal communication

• Maintain and grow positive relationships through effective communications in challenging situations, adapting to audience as necessary for communication clarity.

• Use effective communications to persuade and convince stakeholders to reach consensus in challenging situations, encouraging a culture of compliance.

• Enable and empower team members to be successful, by supporting, facilitating, promoting, giving ownership and supporting them in their endeavors.

• Balance consistencies with flexibility depending on business needs and situation.

• Coach junior projects staff

• Support others to achieve continuous learning and self-development.

Candidate skills & requirements

Qualifications

• Requires degree or equivalent in related subject

• Requires significant broad-based experience of project-based policies/processes/tools/standards across more than one phase of lifecycle

• Professional accreditation (APM or equivalent): PMQ

Annual salary

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Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Illinois

City (-ies)

4747 Harrison Ave, M/S 298-6 61108 Rockford

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 5 years

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

Yes