Procurement Operations Manager

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Als werkgever in de luchtvaartindustrie ondersteunt GKN Aerospace vliegtuig- en motorfabrikanten wereldwijd en biedt het brede internationale carrièremogelijkheden in een globale omgeving met focus op operationele excellentie.

Role purpose

Responsible for the operational performance of suppliers within the Aerostructures scope. Leads a team of operational buyers responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of approximately £50-100m spend. Resource management is focused on delivering against performance objectives through continuous improvement, people development and supplier delivery performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a team of operational buyers responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of approximately £50-100m spend.
• Consolidate site-level operational procurement reporting, scorecards, data, inventory and site-level supply risks.
• Manage the people within the operational procurement team, ensuring PDP, development plans and succession planning.
• Ensure that people within the operational procurement team have the adequate skills to carry out their roles and put training and development plans in place where skills gaps are identified.
• Be responsible for application across the team of supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory.
• Be accountable for external scheduling, including vendor scheduling, purchase orders and point of use.
• Embed standard procurement processes into the operational procurement team, including a daily start-of-shift meeting, a weekly KPI and objectives meeting, and maintaining a daily regimen with all employees.
• Work closely with other operational procurement teams to ensure standardisation of procurement processes.
• Be accountable for the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process in regard to external supply reviews.
• Be accountable for the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP/ERP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory.
• Develop and deliver continuous improvement plans for operational procurement.
• Act as the senior escalation point with suppliers for any issues relating to supplier performance.
• Ensure that regular supplier business reviews are held with all key suppliers.
• Be accountable for internal customer relationships.
• Be accountable for budgetary control for the Procurement Operations team.

Job Qualifications

• BSc degree, or equivalent, in a Business, Engineering, or Science discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant business experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Procurement, SCM or Production Management.
• Previous and significant experience with an international supply base.
• A demonstrated ability to build relations with a supplier network and insight into suppliers’ processes.
• A demonstrated ability to develop a performance excellence organisation.
• A track record of leadership working with cross-functional teams.

What's in it for you?

GKN Aerospace offers a challenging role and a great opportunity to learn and grow. The breadth of international opportunities means your career can develop in many directions. You will have support for career progression through learning and development opportunities.

• 8% holiday allowance.
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days).
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
• A pleasant and informal working environment in which people work together to achieve the best result for customers.
• Next to a competitive package, a world of opportunities.