Electronic Controls & Motor Systems (ECMS) is looking for a Supply Chain Specialist. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the successful candidate will work with the Engineering Department and Supply Chain Buyers to provide and maintain a strong, efficient supply chain to enable ECMS to meet customer expectations.

The Supply Chain Specialist will work with the Supply Chain Manager to maintain a strong relationship with internal teams including Engineering and Quality.

Responsibilities:

Project initiation and supplier selection:

• Develop initial cost targets at project initiation and track performance against these targets.

• Prepare the supply chain elements of new bid activities, often within short time periods.

• Investigate low-cost solutions and make proposals to the Engineering team at the early design stage, to ensure these are reviewed and adopted if appropriate.

• Complete due diligence checks and ensure suppliers have capability, capacity and are financial stable.

• Complete the work necessary for initiation on systems including SAP.

• Carry out supplier selection, developing new suppliers if appropriate.

Develop supplier base:

• Work with the Supply Chain Manager to develop the supply base for technology development.

• Develop relationships to strengthen the direct and indirect supply chain as necessary.

Negotiation and contract management:

• Initiate and agree robust, workable contracts and pricing agreements via negotiations.

• As appropriate develop Long Term Agreements (LTAs). Manage the application of the contracts terms to ensure suppliers meet requirements.

• Communicate supply requirements to purchasing team:

• Receive information from Engineering teams and translate this into purchasing requirements.

• Ensure the effective communication of those requirements to the Purchasing team

Systems, data and analysis:

• Use systems such as SAP to extract data and to report metrics as defined by the Supply Chain Manager.

• Provide information to support supplier reviews for all key accounts.

• Continuous improvement:

• Work with Operations, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain colleagues to further strengthen relationships with existing suppliers.

• Identify and recommend opportunities for development and improvement. Develop a working knowledge of the technologies, processes, and materials relevant to the role, maintain an awareness of market developments and alternative supply bases and use this to make recommendations for change.

• Support and where necessary lead the deployment of formal improvement opportunities.

Essential Requirements:

• Technical background in electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering, preferably gained in an aerospace or high precision environment.

• Demonstrates professional and credible communication with supplier, colleagues, and leaders.

• Strong negotiation skills and demonstrable experience of managing and developing supplier relationships.

• Uses analytical and numeracy skills to make decisions and to produce concise reports and effective presentations.

• Proficient in the use of IT and able to leverage systems to provide data and reports for the benefit of the business.

• Proven experience with ERP systems such as SAP or similar

• Willingness to research, analyse and develop ideas and methods.

• Excited by new developments and able to translate their knowledge into proposals for the organisation’s response.

• Flexible and able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team to tight deadlines.

Preferred Requirements:

• Holds CIPS membership or relevant qualifications.

Additional information:

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 10% of the time)

• Driving licence preferred.

• A job-need car is provided

• Hybrid-Working (part site based / part home based)