An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipments team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies.

Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required
• Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc…
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to further develop his / her network
• It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience
• Very good negotiating and influencing skills
• Objective driven, determination to succeed
• Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business

• Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies.
• Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments.
• A proven ability to:
o Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
o Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk
o Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet our delivery profile for both current state vs Future state
o Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier
o Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain
o Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure
o Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries