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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in building and improving supply chain strategies, supplier qualification, and material planning across multiple countries. Proven ability to lead teams, negotiate effectively, and implement risk mitigation strategies in complex hardware manufacturing environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Supply Chain ManagementSupplier QualificationCommercial NegotiationSales And Operations PlanningTeam Leadership
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Hard Skills
SourcingMaterial PlanningSupplier Risk IdentificationInventory Performance ImprovementCost Reduction Strategies
Soft Skills
Commercial JudgementProblem SolvingClear PrioritisationRelationship Management
Tools & Technologies
ERP StandardsSupplier Scorecards
Certifications & Qualifications
Eligible For Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
Export ComplianceITAREARMilitary RequirementsDual-Use Requirements
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build category and supplier strategies balancing cost, quality, lead time and resilience across countries and programmes.
- Establish the US supply chain by qualifying suppliers, arranging sourcing and logistics, and building material plans aligned with programme and production milestones.
- Create a cross-site view of material readiness, critical shortages and recovery plans.
- Identify single-source, long-lead and capacity constraints and implement mitigation plans.
- Lead commercial negotiations, introduce supplier scorecards and hold partners accountable for delivery, quality and corrective actions.
- Establish supplier qualification, traceability and counterfeit-part avoidance controls with Quality, Legal and Export Compliance.
- Connect demand, bills of materials, supplier lead times and production schedules through sales and operations planning, ERP standards and reliable data.
- Define the global team structure, hire and develop people, and establish responsibilities with site supply-chain leads.
- Improve supplier delivery, material availability, lead times, inventory performance and landed cost.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience leading sourcing and supply-chain activity across multiple countries or manufacturing sites, with measurable delivery, cost or resilience improvements.
- Strong understanding of complex hardware manufacturing and the connection between engineering changes, material availability and build schedules.
- Track record of identifying supplier risk and implementing practical mitigations that protected production.
- Experience translating demand and production priorities into credible material plans, including sales and operations planning or an equivalent cross-functional process.
- Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills, with the ability to resolve supplier quality, delivery or capacity issues while maintaining long-term relationships.
- Experience building or significantly improving a supply-chain function in a growing organisation.
- Experience building, developing and leading teams across locations, setting shared standards and delivering through site stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of supplier assurance, traceability and applicable export controls, including UK and EU military and dual-use requirements and ITAR/EAR awareness.
- Hands-on approach, clear prioritisation and judgement to act quickly when production is at risk.
- Willingness to travel regularly across the US, UK and Europe.
- Eligible for Security Clearance.