Supplier Development Manager

An amazing opportunity has arisen due to the Ramp up of MBDA deliveries for a Supply Chain Manager/ Supplier Development manager to join ISP in the Sub-Assemblies team., An opportunity has arisen due to the Ramp up of MBDA deliveries for a Supply Chain Manager/ Supplier Development manager to join ISP in the Sub-Assemblies team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in MBDA UK in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies., Capable of carrying out capacity audits which will identify key bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier

• Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and manage supply chain risks to closure
• Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet MBDA delivery profile for both current state vs Future state
• Competent in creating/ validating process flows and lead time analysis
• Hold 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 Chain
• Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans
• Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries
• Additionally you may be responsible/ assist in department supply chain excellence improvements
  
  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 with high exposure to machining including capacity and capabilities in the machining and aerospace surface treatments environment.
• A proven ability to:
• Demonstrate ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
  
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  Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role) Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.