Working as part of a team managing the supply chain in relation to costs, quality, delivery and improvements

• Develop and implement a commodity Procurement Strategy to the supply chain

• Responsible for the management of procurement of bought out materials for selected commodities and suppliers and to ensure that brought out materials meet specification, delivery and quality requirements.

• To identify supply chain risks and introduce necessary sick mitigation plans.

• To develop supplier relationships by sharing forward planning and business goals to collectively make better informed decisions to enable us to reach our goals.

• To identify and evaluate supplier capability and competitiveness an ongoing development of suppliers who will meet our current and future business requirements.

• To establish supplier contracts and ensure flow down of terms and conditions from customer contracts is understood and accepted in the supply chain and relevant clauses included in supplier contracts.

• Conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers to review delivery, quality and coat performance, existing and future requirements as well as improvement programmes.

• Establish with suppliers, a supply chain process that will generate and increase inventory turns and lead time reductions.

• Maximise profit contribution and value for money by optimising cost savings on high value material and expenditures.

• Develop inventory management strategies aims at achieving zero stock outs for material supporting our manufactured products.

• Actively working together with our Engineering / Programmes teams and our strategic suppliers to reduce costs, improve designs, remove risks and reduce products lead times.

• Follow market conditions in support of the overall supply chain process and obtain and communicate echnology developments within the engineeriong team to support new product programmes.

• Communicate with engineering team during the project life cycle and provide intelligent purchasing support to product design and be influential in the make / buy decision process.

• Continually assess the procurement process and , where appropriate, suggest and implement corrective action to improve the process.


Essential
• A strong team player and must have the ability to create and maintain effective professional relationships with suppliers and other members of staff.
• Strong listening skills.
• An excellent communicator, written and oral witrh a track record of engagement at senior levels.
• Presentable and professional image.
• Flexible.
• Confidence, credibility and communication skills to succeed in this high profile role.
• Good at prioritising and managing own time to achive results.
• Works to a high level in a product development environment.
• Can satisfy a full security clearance.
• Ability to set up and manage detailsed development sub-contracts.
• Good analytical and logical reasoning ability leading to sound decision making.
• Ablility to problem solve including creating innovative solutions t9o internal and external issues.
• Demonstrate business acumen and negotiation skills and understand the implecation of business ricks.
• PC literate with working knowledge of essential softewrer packages.
• Engineering knowledge or background to understand the needs of product development.
• To have knowledge of legal requirments and terms and conditions of contract.
• Proven record of delvering supply chain costy reductions.
• Full drivers licence.

Desirable
• Previous experience working within an aetrospace envioment would be beneficial but is not essencial.
• Experience of global sourcing.
• The ability to produce contractual documentation, establish and agreement and aware a contract to supplier.



Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.


Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.