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Material Team Leader

Salary:  From £50,960 per annum
Location:  Prestwick, United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

Material Team Leader

Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
Hours: 37 hours per week (half-day Friday)
Type: Full-time
Salary: From £50,960
Travel Required: Occasional
Work Location: Site-based (100%)

Security Checks: Right to Work, Employment References and Disclosure Scotland checks apply.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship is available); appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Join One of Ayrshire’s Largest Engineering Employers

Prestwick Aerosystems continues Ayrshire’s long-standing aircraft manufacturing tradition. From our Prestwick site, we manufacture aircraft wing structures used on Airbus commercial aircraft worldwide.

You will support and develop the business’s provisioning strategy and thus procurement strategy, delivering and managing best practice provisioning solutions for the business.

How you will contribute to the team

You will

  • Develop and lead the management of the Material / Commodity Bill of Materials.
  • Manage the impact of changes to Stock / WIP, BOM, Commodity lead times and updates to Customer and Prestwick Aero’s build schedules. Plan and provide support for transfer packages and programmes.
  • Facilitate the provisioning team to work with the procurement buyers on a day-to-day basis, providing accurate and justifiable quantities and schedules while fully understanding all cost implications of the provision being made.
  • Ensure that all provisioning activity is undertaken against an approved Budget via the appropriate financial and budgeting process.
  • Manage backlog orders and production shortages / problems in a manner to ensure best possible support to protect Aircraft build programmes.

Requirements for the role

You will have:

  • Experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Management (with relevant experience).
  • Degree or equivalent qualification or experience.
  • An understanding of constraints and impacts across all functions by having a wider Business Knowledge.
  • A qualification and experience in project management.
  • Knowledge and experience of the contractual obligations of the Airbus Procurement Conbid and Enablement process and of the Boeing Procurement Enablement process

What we will offer you

  • 37-hour working week (half-day Friday)
  • Defined contribution pension (4% employee / 8% employer)
  • 33 days annual leave (rising with service)
  • Annual bonus linked to company performance
  • Life assurance (4× basic salary)
  • Virtual GP service, Employee
  • Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Free on-site parking

What Happens Next

If you're looking for an opportunity to develop your career within a specialist reward, pensions, benefits and global mobility environment while supporting employees across a world-class aerospace business, we'd welcome your application.

Successful applicants will be required to complete:

  • Right to Work check
  • Employment reference checks
  • Disclosure Scotland check

Prestwick Aerosystems is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Prestwick Aerosystems Limited

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Supplier Management

Your application data will be processed by Prestwick Aerosystems and other companies under the control of Airbus for all necessary hiring, vetting, and security checks. This processing is required to assess your suitability for employment. For full details on how and why Airbus uses your data, please see our Privacy Notice .

Prestwick Aerosystems is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

As a part of Airbus, Prestwick Aerosystems is committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Prestwick Aerosystems or Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Prestwick Aerosystems, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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