Senior Supply Chain Manager in Gosport

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Lead the Supply Chain teams/departments, ensuring regular communication to make them aware of priorities, targets and operational requirements.
• Direct management responsibility for Supply Chain teams within Fleetlands Engines, Portsmouth programmes (GE, M250, APU), International Shipping, and Central Procurement.
• Provide full governance and support for UK Supply Chain, located across all five UK sites.
• Management of staff resources in accordance with the business requirements, all within budget and service standards.
• Provide advice and guidance on security, import/export regulations, logistics, space utilization, transport costs etc.
• Plan for and execute cycle counting on all stock holdings.
• Manage inventory levels in line with business requirements and within set AOP budgets.
• Ensure all Supply Chain policies & procedures are maintained and legally compliant.
• Work closely with business units to ensure that operational requirements are achieved to cost, quality and target dates.
• In liaison with StandardAero Corporate, negotiate favourable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organisation policy and discuss defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiate refunds.
• Monitor purchases on a monthly basis, ensuring compliance with current authorisation requirements.
• Provision of any statistical data to senior management, as required.
• Identify Risks and Opportunities and remove any unnecessary expenditure.
• Collaboratively develop plans with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of targets, improve supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement plans across spend.
• Actively contribute to Continuous Improvement within the Supply Chain/Logistics department.
• Carry out any further activities in support of the business, as required.
• Adherence to Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals.
• Negotiate and agree terms and conditions with suppliers, setting up Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or Contracts as necessary, and ensuring compliance through contract life.
• Ensure implementation and compliance to all StandardAero group and corporate policies, and full reporting of all KPIs/Metrics.
• Development, mentoring and training of associates within team to increase understanding, competence and skills within the Supply Chain function.

Competencies:

• Highly customer focused and results oriented.
• Assertive, resilient and change focused.
• Self-aware, adaptive and optimistic.
• Natural leader with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good IT skills, in particular, knowledge of procurement systems, and Microsoft Excel.
• Analytical and numerical.
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality.
• Good planning skills and able to meet targets and deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail skills.
• Proven track record/Experience of Transformation and Experience of leading a large team with results.

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:

• Degree educated in Supply Chain Management; and/or CIPS qualified.

Experience:

• Working within a Supply Chain in an Aerospace MRO environment.
• Good understanding of certification requirements, especially with regards to EASA, CAA, FAA, and Military requirements.
• Knowledge of Cap-Ex Purchasing and Equipment Purchases.
• Proven contract negotiation skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of consumables – relating to both indirect business requirements, and supply of chemicals or other consumables for other direct product requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of REACH regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of lean techniques may be advantageous.