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A market-leading aerospace manufacturing and engineering business producing complex products for major civil and defence aerospace customers require a Head of Strategic Procurement. Reporting to an Operations Director, the Head of Strategic Procurement will be responsible for developing the function and leading all strategic procurement and contracting strategies across direct and indirect areas of spend.
The Head of Strategic Procurement will play a key role within the Business Leadership Team, providing strategic direction across sourcing, supplier management, cost optimisation, and support for new business opportunities whilst aligning strategic procurement with broader company objectives.
Specific duties of the Head of Strategic Procurement include:
- Define and execute procurement strategies, including Make vs Buy, indirect procurement and subcontracting
- Negotiation, development and management of long term agreements (LTA) with critical supply partners
- Authorisation of supplier contracts, NDAs and commercial agreements
- Provide procurement and commercial leadership in support of business winning activities, sales bids and contract renewals
- Strategic supplier relationship management; serve as an escalation point for critical supplier and supply chain issues, drive performance improvements, cost reduction initiatives and operational efficiencies
- Management of Category Management team.
- Define procurement and inventory management KPIs internal and external (PPV, OTIF), procurement processes, policies and procedures
Head of Strategic Procurement applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Strategic-level procurement expertise; the ability to define strategies across procurement and inventory management, manage contracts and critical supplier relationships
- Experience within a regulated aerospace or defence manufacturing engineering environment
- The ability to negotiate, establish and manage long term agreements (LTA) with suppliers and supply chain partners, knowledge of contract law and complex contracts
- Familiarity with global supply chains
- Leadership qualities and gravitas with the ability to manage a team, and influence stakeholder communities
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