Senior Supplier Development Manager

Electus Recruitment ,
Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Overview

This is a key Supply Chain Management role, the purpose to create a robust, sustainable and high performing Supply Chain focused on Continuous Improvement in order to maintain the ability to meet customer delivery milestones for current and future programmes. Managing a portfolio of Strategic and Key suppliers. You will lead cross functional activities to assess the Operational Performance and Business Capabilities of your suppliers. The role is a pivotal position that requires the ability to be able to engage and build effective relationships transversely at all levels as well as internationally. You will be responsible for the evaluation and development of an assigned portfolio of Suppliers in order to ensure Capability, Capacity and Performance against current and future Domestic and Export programme requirements. Within the assigned portfolio of supplies you will be responsible for the development and production phases as well as the risk management and industrial performance. You will have the following experience Engineering or Business Qualification, preferably to Degree level plus CIPS post-graduate Diploma or equivalent and/or a significant track record of demonstrable experience/delivery within a supply chain arena. Substantial experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace or Defence Industry or Manufacturing environments. Experienced in Product and Process Risk Management. Good understanding of Project management principles practices and processes. Good commercial and financial understanding. Title: Supplier Development Manager Pay Rate and Bens: Attractive Plus Company benefits Location: Hertfordshire Key Skills:Supplier, Supply, Supplier Performance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Block Supply Chain, Bid, Tender, Proposals, Engineering, Defence, Aerospace, Space, Military, Government. If you are a good match, then please apply with a CV to learn more about this truly fantastic opportunity to work for a market leader who has an enviable reputation. Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. This is a permanent role Electus Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.