Head of Product Management & Marketing

Safran Aerosystems (SAO) designs high-tech solutions that optimize aircraft performance and flight safety. The world's number one provider of emergency evacuation systems and crew oxygen systems, Safran Aerosystems is also a major player in fuel and fluid systems.

The Customer Support & Services (CSS) Division is SAO's after-sales network, a key player in equipment and embedded systems for airplanes and helicopters.

Aftermarket Marketing Manager Role

As Aftermarket Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for leading, developing, and optimizing a team of six people, divided into three pairs (Product Manager + Market Analyst).

Your role will focus on the team's development of marketing tools and sales campaign identification, the creation of sales budgets by product range and region, and quarterly monitoring of annual performance. Finally, you will ensure effective coordination between the teams, executive management, and the three Safran Aerosystems entities: Evacuation, Oxygen, and Fluid & Fuel.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Team Management

• •Lead, support, and develop a team of Product Managers and Market Analysts, fostering a collaborative and performance-driven environment.
• •Drive the team's professional development through coaching, training, and regular feedback.

Marketing & Business Management in the Industry

• •Oversee product portfolio management and support the team in defining and implementing after-sales sales strategies.
• •Structure market analysis, conduct competitive intelligence, and manage the launch of new product/service offerings.
• •Ensure the relevance and effectiveness of marketing policies, communication plans, and sales initiatives.

Sales Budget Management

• •Define, manage, and monitor sales budgets (MTP, Budget & Actual) for spare parts and maintenance (MRO) activities.
• •Produce accurate and reliable reports on budgets and sales forecasts, and support decision-making through data analysis.
• •Ensure alignment of business objectives with the company's overall strategy to optimize profitable growth.

Strategic Planning and Governance

• •Define and coordinate short- and long-term strategic directions, consistent with the development priorities of the Business Units.
• •Present strategic recommendations to senior management and represent the company at external forums.
• •Ensure, with your teams, the link between the after-sales sales teams and the business units manufacturing the products.

About You

You hold a Master's degree (business school, engineering school, or international business) and have over 5 years of experience in product or business management within an industrial or technical sector.

You have demonstrated your ability to lead teams, manage strategic projects, and collaborate with high-level stakeholders.

Your background includes managing and developing complex business portfolios, ideally on an international scale (multi-site, multi-million USD).

Fluency in English is essential; international experience will be highly valued.

Dual expertise in marketing and finance/budgeting is a plus.

Required Skills and Qualities

• •Strong leadership and ability to build and develop a team (6 people).
• •Expertise in operational and strategic marketing for the B2B industry, ideally in aerospace.
• •Experience in building and managing a multi-product, multi-country sales budget.
• •Strong strategic thinking, excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
• •Autonomous and structured management of complex projects.
• •Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• •Rigor, results-oriented, and focused on customer satisfaction.
• •Innovative mindset, proactive approach, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• •Strong business acumen and ability to translate market insights into concrete strategies.
• •Advanced proficiency in digital, marketing, and analytical tools (Excel, Power BI) and CRM (ideally Salesforce).

What Else?

About Us

Are you looking for a human-sized company with the advantages of a large group? The Plaisir site has maintained a strong culture where team spirit and initiative are encouraged.

By joining us, you will benefit from our financial advantages:

• •Profit-sharing and participation bonuses, employer matching contributions to the Employee Savings Plan
• •75% reimbursement of public transport costs
• •Works Council with discounts on tickets, holiday vouchers, gift vouchers, participation in sports and cultural activities…
• •Attractive employee referral program.

And you will be joining a company where quality of life is a top priority:

• •On-site company restaurant and cafeteria with employer contribution
• •Concierge service: simplify your daily life with various services offered, car wash, vehicle inspection, parcel drop-off and pick-up, dry cleaning, hairdresser…
• •Gym and sports & leisure associations
• •Media library, games library: free book and board game loans
• •On-site social worker
• •Several agreements aim to improve the well-being of our employees: Disability agreement, Professional equality agreement, Experienced employee agreement and innovative parental leave agreement, etc.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the aerospace (propulsion, equipment, and interiors), space, and defense sectors. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world where air transport is increasingly environmentally friendly, more comfortable, and more accessible. With a presence on every continent, the Group employs 100,000 people and generated sales of €27.3 billion in 2024. It holds leading global or European positions in its markets, either independently or through partnerships.

Safran is ranked second in the aerospace and defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2024" list.

Safran Aerosystems is a world leader in aeronautical systems dedicated to aircraft and helicopter safety, as well as fluid and fuel management. The company is a key player in flight safety (oxygen, evacuation, buoyancy) and contributes to the decarbonization of aviation through sustainable alternative fuels and new engine architectures. It has 5,200 employees in 7 countries.

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