Head of Sourcing - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Marshall Group

Marshall Group

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Head of Spares

Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%, car allowance and private medical
Cambridge based the role has the opportunity for hybrid working, around 70% onsite
Marshall, an independent, familyowned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 190
Marshall Land Systems have announced that they will be moving the Cambridge site to Alconbury Weald (PE28). Planned move will be towards the end of 2025

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role?

Working within the Land Systems Managed Support Service business the, Head of Spares, will be a member of the Senior Leadership team.

You will be responsible for growing and delivering the Spare Parts business line where we source, manufacture and supply spare parts for a wide range of equipment.

This equipment is mostly for defence & security, but this can change.

You will drive growth through existing and new market offerings, and via existing and new customers.

In addition you will oversee the quoting and parts manufacture/sourcing team within your domain, working in conjunction with other stakeholders such as supply chain, operations, engineering, export control, and shipping to ensure that KPIs and P&L are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

Evolve the business strategy for the Spare Parts business line which has ambitious growth plans.
Understand the market and focus activity where opportunities are greatest.
Establish strong relationships with suppliers, customers and internal Support Managers to drive growth plans.
Build competitive and compelling quotations in a timely manner for our customers, securing orders and ensuring that it is delivered on schedule.
Liaise with existing customers to ensure the value they require is being created and delivered and that your team are successfully discharging their work activity in line with expectations.
Drive team capability and build out robust surge and succession plans aligned to meeting the business strategy.
Report P&L activities, results, market position, and projections with accuracy and promptness.
Provide strong and inspirational leadership to your team.
Coordinate and promote strong collaborative working across the organisational matrix including supply chain, operations, engineering, export control, shipping, commercial, and finance.
Assist in the annual budget and forecast for the executive director.
Manage a team of spares engineers, logistics, obsolescence, and other specialists to deliver projects and ensure the financial performance of contracts.
Previous P&L ownership of a programme, business area or product line.
Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment, particularly equipment throughlife Support, would be beneficial.
Experience in logistics/shipping and import/export control would be valuable.
Experience of formulating estimates and quotations from costs.
Strong experience in identifying and proactively shaping business responses to customer needs.
Experience in driving business growth/ identifying new markets.
Experience of partnering with a range of external and internal key stakeholders.
Demonstrable track record of success.
A thorough understanding of spare parts provision lifecycle from new customer engagement and enquiries, through sourcing, quotations, manufacture/supply, shipping and logistics.
A business mindset with a blend of sales, commercial and engineering competency.
A degree in engineering, commercial or equivalent.
A high level of customer focus and commercial awareness.
An understanding of financial management and wider management principles and techniques.
Project management skills and the ability to flexibly deploy those skills.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for someone who:

Thrives on finding innovative solutions to meet customer needs and developing relationships in the external market.
Displays passion, drive, agility and resilience in achieving goals.
Ability to interface well and influence effectively including internally and externally with customers, partners and suppliers.
Business aware and customer oriented, with astute commercial awareness.
Displays energy, drive and enthusiasm to create and seize opportunities.
Strong attention to detail, particularly with cost estimating and pricing.
Excellent leadership, organisational and communication skills.
Empowers teams to solve problems and deliver results.
Passion, drive and people management skills, alongside clearly identifiable personal attributes that match the corporate values.

The benefits we will offer you include: