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    Operations / Purchasing Manager - East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - GKN

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    GKN East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Procurement Operations Manager

    GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet.

    With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers.

    A rare opportunity has arisen within our Procurement Department for an experienced people leader, who will be responsible for the operational performance of some of our key suppliers.

    Based in our Osborne facility in East Cowes, and reporting into the Procurement Director, the Procurement Operations Manager will lead a team of operational buyers that are responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of ~ £50-100m spend.

    They will also be responsible for resource management to deliver against performance objectives focused on continuous improvement, people development, and supplier delivery performance.

    This role will require regular travel (both nationally and international) to meet with suppliers (approx. Leads a team of operational buyers that are responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of ~ £50-100m spend
    Consolidation of site level operational procurement reporting, score cards, data, inventory and site level supply risks
    Accountable for the management of the people within the operational procurement team ensuring that PDP, development plans and succession planning
    Ensuring that the people within the operational procurement team have the adequate skills to carry out their roles, where skills gaps are identified, putting training and development plans in place to address them
    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
    Accountable for embedding standard procurement process 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
    Working closely with other operational procurement teams to ensure standardisation of procurement process
    Accountable for the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process in regards to external supply reviews
    Accountable for the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within MRP/ERP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminates unwanted inventory
    Development and delivery of continuous improvement plans for operational procurement
    Being the senior escalation point with the supplier for any issues relating to supplier performance

    Accountable for ensuring that regular supplier business reviews are held with all key suppliersAccountable for internal customer relationshipsAccountable for budgetary control for the Procurement Operations team.

    Significant previous experience in supply chain management (manufacturing or aerospace desirable, but not essential);
    First class communication and relationship building skills - the ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with suppliers, but not afraid of having difficult conversations when required;
    Willingness and ability to spend (potentially) up to 20% of their time visiting suppliers both here in the UK and overseas
    And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

    Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.

    It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'.

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