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