A defence/security technology contractor require a Supply Chain Manager. Applicants need full lifecycle procurement expertise, including bid support and supplier management experience gained within a defence, aerospace or manufacturing/engineering project delivery setting.
The Supply Chain Manager will serve as a Supply Chain Business Partner to their stakeholder communities, offering both a strategic and operational procurement competency to new and existing programmes. Programmes are across the public and private sectors, including law enforcement, aerospace, and government.
Reporting to a Supply Chain Programme Manager, the Supply Chain Manager will collaborate with technical stakeholders and supply chain colleagues. The role can be worked remotely up to 60%.
Specific duties of the Supply Chain Manager include:
- Stakeholder partnering and relationship building - understand their technical requirements
- Support bid work from a procurement/supply chain perspective, developing supplier capability
- Implement procurement and supply chain strategies for assigned projects/programmes
- Subcontractor Management across; technical services, electromechanical, PCBs and electronics
- Contractual contract management activities
Supply Chain Managers should meet the following criteria:
- Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager or Subcontract Management expertise
- Previous experience supporting bids and bidding activities
- Experience gained within aerospace, defence, manufacturing or engineering sectors
- Stakeholder partnering and relationship building skills
- Knowledge of PCBA, PCB, electromechanical and technical services supplier landscape is advantageous
- Ability to obtain UK Security Clearence