Safran Landing Systems is a world leader in aircraft landing gear and braking systems, delivering critical technologies that ensure safe take off and landing for millions of flights every year. From design and development to manufacture and in service support, we serve leading commercial and military aircraft programmes worldwide.
Our Gloucester site stands at the heart of our global network — a centre of engineering and manufacturing excellence where advanced research, systems integration, and precision manufacturing combine to produce highly complex, safety critical aerospace structures. At Safran Landing Systems, we work together to shape the future of aviation. Safran Landing Systems - World Leader in Aircraft Landing and Braking Systems | Safran
The Industrial Validation Leader plays a key role within the Supplier Quality function at Safran Landing Systems, responsible for driving quality assurance and continuous improvement across the external supply chain.
The position ensures that supplier processes, systems, and products meet Safran's technical, regulatory, and operational requirements, supporting overall production performance and supply chain robustness.
Reporting to Supplier Quality Industrialisation & Flow Manager, the role has a direct impact on business performance by assessing and validating supplier capabilities, ensuring compliance through product, process, and system audits, and supporting the successful introduction and transfer of parts across the supply base.
This includes close collaboration with internal manufacturing teams to enable smooth industrial transitions and maintain product integrity.
The Industrial Validation Leader is accountable for leading supplier quality improvement initiatives, promoting Lean principles, and developing supplier competencies in core quality methodologies such as APQP, PFMEA, and PPAP in alignment with Safran's DVI processes.
The role contributes to decision-making through audit outcomes, capability assessments, and risk evaluations, influencing supplier selection, approval, and ongoing performance management.
With responsibility for maintaining approved vendor and quality databases, the position ensures accurate reporting and traceability, supporting both operational execution and strategic supplier management.
While not directly managing budgets, the role significantly influences cost, quality, and delivery performance through supplier development and validation activities.
Operating at the interface between internal teams and external suppliers, the role requires strong stakeholder engagement, technical judgement, and the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives that support both operational excellence and long-term supply chain strategy.
