Location : Essex, UK Industry : Aerospace (Must have) Type : Permanent Travel : Frequent travel to supplier locations in UK and Europe is required Broad-based management skills, with strong planning, communication, and decision-making ability to successfully direct concurrent projects. Managed independently delivery of work assigned successfully Must have good understanding and exposure to Business / Technical / IT capability / Operations/ Managing and Training people. Need to have good experience to deal with executive leadership at customer and suppliers end. Engages with internal stakeholders to ensure all requirements and priorities are fully understood Create and implement Contingency plans / present the assessments to the leadership team Strong MIS and presentation skills for customers and stakeholders. SCM Skill sets Shall be familiar with vendor identification process /supplier Assessment Criteria and ratings / audits and qualification procedure. Ability to independently handle Negotiation and Commercials finalization A strong understanding of standards and specifications for fabrication, outside processing, ABC analysis/ Packaging and forwarding/ Logistics / shipping and/or transporting of materials. Risk assessment or Risk Mitigation against critical supplies or monopoly suppliers Proven case studies of contribution in Chronic supplier Management/ Rate readiness assessment/ Supplier recovery o Develop and manage the suppliers who are underperforming in respective region o Enable recovery of chronic supplier by Identifying the Root Cause and propose Corrective Actions o Hands on experience on Transfer of Work/Risk analysis & Mitigation planning o Report and close the supplier issue Knowledge on process manufacturing process and exposure to various commodities like machining, forgings, casting, sheet metal and plastics. o Ind Engineering, Capacity Planning etc. o Handling large volume of components & Sub-assemblies o Special processes & Qualification Methods Experience supporting major Aircraft Programs from fabrication through major assembly. Working experience in Composite, Fabrication, Assembly and Machining environments. Proficient in Gemba walks, Kanban systems, TPM, Six Sigma, and Lean practices. Sound knowledge on Quality system like aero standards AS9100/NADCAP etc. for implementation across organization and familiarity with APQP and PPAP system. Having experience with suppliers from various geographic regions Technical Requirement Bachelors degree in mechanical, industrial, production engineering Excellent oral and written communication skills