Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Development Manager

I am currently recruiting for a lovely position for someone who has experience as a Supplier Development Manager Commercial Contracts Manager within a defence environment.This is a great job for someone who is within commutable distance from Stevenage with excellent benefits and long term opportunity.The opportunity:An opportunity has arisen due to the increase in deliveries for a Supply Chain Manager/ Supplier Development Manager to join ISP in the Sub-Assemblies team. If you are successful you will have the opportunity to bring your experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & risk management. As a team, they work across all programmes in the in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies.What they are looking for from you:Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies.Experience of supply chain management/ Supplier Development Manager in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments.A proven ability to:Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologiesCapable of carrying out capacity audits which will identify key bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplierManaging a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and manage supply chain risks to closureAssess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet company delivery profile for both current state vs future stateCompetent in creating/ validating process flows and lead time analysisHold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply ChainIdentify, escalate and mitigate potential supply chain risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plansConducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summariesAdditionally you may be responsible/ assist in department supply chain excellence improvementsBenefits includeCareer progressionTrainingPaid overtime or time back in lieuCompany bonusGenerous pensionSubsidised onsite canteen and coffee shopOnsite GymFree onsite car parkingFlexi leaveHybrid working (2 days in the office)37.5 hour working weekAnnual pay reviews25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (leave rises with service and also option to buy an extra 5 days)EAP