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Head Of Supply Chain

4 months ago


Northampton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom General Dynamics Missions System International Full time €74,400 - €93,000

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Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

As Head of Supply Chain you will be responsible for the management of Supply Chain resources across the UK to ensure the skills, capability, and processes needed to support the business's financial and strategic goals. You will also work closely with the Operations Director for long-term people development, process and technology deployment, and agree on the supply and demand of resources within the business unit.

During your first few months in this Supply Chain Management role, you can expect to take on some of the following:

  • Develop and implement the SCM strategy to ensure it meets the business requirements and customer deliverables, as well as ensure the departmental performance against goals
  • Ensure that the supply chain department meets or improves on budget, cost, and efficiency targets (KPIs) in line with business objectives
  • Manage and promote key supplier relationships and collaboration
  • Deliver clear leadership and direction to the supply chain team to engender a customer and delivery-focused approach
  • Be a single point of contact for the business unit for material budgets, UMC, MEAC - ETC information

For the full job description click here.

Qualifications

To apply for this Head of Supply Chain position, your soft skills, expertise, and experience should include:

  • Experience in procurement and subcontract management in a technical engineering environment. Defence and or aerospace sector would be preferential.
  • Experience of managing teams based in multiple locations
  • Experience working in the tactical environment (what needs to be done now to achieve the current business aims) and the strategic environment (establishing and aligning the team around strategic objectives and goals)
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Leadership through influence and effective conflict resolution
  • Strong financial experience
  • Strong communication skills from the front end to the boardroom

Additional Information

As Head of Supply Chain you will manage teams based in our Hastings and Oakdale sites as such there is an expectation that regular time based on both sites will be expected. As such the successful candidate could be based at either site location or from home with travel - we are open to discussions and aim to be as flexible as possible.

The salary for this position is £74,400 to £93,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

  • A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
  • A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
  • A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme. For more information on the Disability confident scheme in General Dynamics click here.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.

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