Senior Supply Chain Manager – Supplier Performance

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Supply Chain Manager – Supplier Performance

Location: Barrow

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Works as part of the functional supply chain leadership team to develop and execute supplier performance improvement strategy
• Champion, coach and coordinate an integrated approach to supplier improvement.
• Define and manages supplier improvement standard tool sets, reporting, governance approaches, and solutions, requiring the job holder to plan, deliver and deploy appropriate support and resource.
• Subject matter expert providing and seeking best practices to challenge existing methodologies and disciplines.
• Help resolve complex supplier improvement issues and serves as strategic lead to ensure programmes deliver maximum benefit and outcome
• Develop culture of Root Cause Investigations across the BAE Systems supply base utilising Lean Six Sigma methodology

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree is advantageous
• Proven experience in supplier performance improvement working across the procurement structure
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, or Total Quality Management
• Coaching and supporting internal development as required

Desirable:

• Lean practitioner and or six sigma green belt

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The BAE Maritime Submarines Supply Chain Team:

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. You will be responsible for the development of strategic, critical and leverage suppliers across Maritime Submarines. You will work across the UK identifying and delivering improvements to mitigate risks to Quality, Cost and Delivery and maximising the probability of programme success, continuity, and longevity of supply. This role will provide you with an opportunity to work ‘in the field’ to influence and support the external supply chain.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 4th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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