Procurement & Supplier Development Lead
6 days ago
Procurement & Supplier Development Lead Location: Stockport Salary: £50-60k Employment Type: Permanent Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing organisation. With significant programme growth underway and multiple products entering high-volume production, they are seeking an experienced Procurement & Supplier Development Lead to strengthen supply chain capability during a critical expansion phase. This is a high-impact role focused on ensuring supplier readiness, capacity and performance across a complex manufacturing supply base. Role Responsibilities Assess supplier capability, capacity, and manufacturing readiness.Conduct supplier evaluations, audits, and risk assessments.Identify bottlenecks, constraints, and risks within the supply chain.Develop and implement supplier improvement and capability-building plans.Support industrialisation and production ramp-up activities.Coordinate Run-at-Rate activities and validate supplier readiness.Recommend investment, tooling, and process enhancements to suppliers.Support strategic sourcing decisions and make-or-buy analysis.Drive continuous improvement across cost, quality, and delivery metrics.Collaborate closely with procurement, engineering, manufacturing and quality teams.Candidate Profile Background in procurement, supplier development, supplier quality or supply chain.Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally with complex engineered products.Strong understanding of industrialisation, production readiness, and capacity planning.Knowledge of APQP, Lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologies.Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate supplier capability and risks.Confident influencing suppliers and working on-site to resolve issues.Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.Degree-level education in engineering, supply chain, business, or a related field.What's on Offer Competitive salary package.Enhanced pension contribution.Early Friday finish.Life assurance and enhanced sick pay.Additional holiday and long-service benefits.Wellbeing initiatives and modern on-site facilities.Free on-site parking.Please apply below for immediate consideration. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidatesTPBN1_UKTJ
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