Senior Supply Chain Manager

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. Provide support as necessary for other Europe facilities.

• 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:

Core: These are relating to behaviour competencies within the role e.g. (Communication, People management, leadership etc skills)

• 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

Organisational Relationships:

• Reporting to Engines SMT Director Engines

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:

Essential: These are vital to be able to perform the role and will be used as selection criteria during recruitment process

• 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