A Global Aerospace / Power generations business based in North Cambridge shire is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager to lead and develop the strategy for the a Team of 12 purchasing and supply chain professionals and an annual spend of £50m.
This position has a global remit and would suit somebody who is currently working within or has the ability to step up into a global, cross functional supply chain position. As part of the position you will need to be globally mobile.
The Role:
- Establish, maintain, and develop a high performing staff of supply management professionals; responsibilities include recruiting, training, performance feedback, and coaching;
- Accountable for overall performance and quality of the services supply base including proactively mitigating risks to the operation;
- Responsible for driving compliance
- Owns supplier performance and relationships; must be able to develop relationships and interface with senior level supplier representatives; including establishment of standard metrics.
- Develop, recommend, and effectively execute advanced sourcing strategies in support of new and existing business objectives;
- Drive appropriate team-based sourcing recommendations that drive total value to the operations;
- Advise senior level management on comprehensive business and market intelligence data, including strategic opportunities and value-added solutions related to material quality, cost, delivery, service and technology
- Collaborate with cross-functional personnel, both domestic and global, to ensure alignment of key strategic objectives;
- Effectively communicate team's progress and value to key stakeholders;
- Ensure appropriate analysis of supplier proposals is completed; may include market analysis, should cost analysis, TCO analysis, make vs. buy analysis, supplier profit analysis, etc.;
- Lead key projects or initiatives that achieve deliverable and schedule commitments
The Person
- Commodity or procurement management within Aerospace, Automotive or Oil and Gas
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business administration or equivalent from an accredited university.
- Advanced degree a plus
- Experience utilising financial and data-driven techniques to make decisions;
- Strong negotiator, persuasive with gravitas
- Demonstrable leadership skill
- Collaborative approach to working within a team environment
- Ability top challenge the status quo and gain buy in on a global scale
- Capacity to work in a global, cross-functional organization
- Six Sigma/Lean experience preferred
- Bi-lingual a plus
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Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of resourcing professionals in the areas of HR & TRAINING, FINANCE and PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN. With deep roots in the East Midlands our Consultants have an unrivalled understanding of the local market.