Senior Supplier Lead

MOOG INC. ,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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Job Description

- Achieve remarkable things - Experience a culture that empowers and inspires - Create things that the rest of the world only dreamed of - Moog culture is fundamentally about respect Job Summary Moog are looking for a Senior Supplier Lead to join the Aircraft part of our business. This role can be based at either our site in Wolverhampton or our site in Tewkesbury. At Moog we're focused on the customer and for us this means designing complex mechanical products that are often bespoke and high profile. As the Senior Supplier Lead, you'll be the primary point of contact responsible for the holistic management of assigned suppliers. You'll develop and maintain effective relationships with your designated suppliers and our supply chain team in order to achieve the operational requirements for all Moog Aircraft Group sites. You will be responsible for the surveillance and monitoring of suppliers as well as evaluation of supplier performance including the identification and mitigation of risk. Using standard systems and processes you'll provide effective purchase order management to ensure current and verified delivery information is reflected. You'll lead problem solving activities to resolve relationship and performance issues, support and potentially lead recovery and improvement activities and ensure the effective and timely closure of root cause and corrective actions. Providing regional support for supplier selection, supplier development and NPI you will also use your regional and supplier knowledge to provide input to supply chain planning. Identification and pursuit of quality, cost, delivery and lead time improvements all form part of your role. Your ability to effectively collaborate and influence across multiple functions, geographical regions and cultures to achieve global end to end supply chain performance requirements and your flexibility around working hours in order to work with teams located in different time zones will certainly contribute to your success in this role. Your strong analytical and problem solving abilities along with your excellent working knowledge and understanding of contractual requirements, business systems and processes will be of great value. Key Expertise * A Bachelor degree level education, preferred in the fields of engineering, supply chain, or business * Greater than 5 years of progressive experience (usually post education) in the field of manufacturing or engineering(preferably Aerospace) * Desired qualifications would include: Certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Program Management, additional education and a Master's Degree in Business, Engineering. * An engineering or technical background is preferable, along with Project/Program Management experience * Good negotiating skills, combined with knowledge of procurement and contractual law is preferred. * Strong communication skills are required in the form of written, verbal and formal presentation. * Ability to effectively communicate with, and influence, Operation Group staff, which is made up of many disciplines, at all management levels. This also includes communications with Moog internal and external stakeholders. * Ability to deal with a variety of tasks at any one time and understand the priorities. * Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines Regular business travel will be required to visit suppliers within the designated region. Occasional travel may be required to visit Moog sites outside of the designated region. Travel is anticipated to be greater than 50%. Our people enjoy tackling interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other. Working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. You can do this Once you apply for this position your CV will be held on our central recruitment management database. If you would prefer that your details are not retained by Moog, please contact us via the following email address: ukcareers@moog.com #LI-129782426_MH1