Supply Chain Specialist

3 months ago


Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Acro Aircraft Seating Ltd Full time

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion for being the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.


Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.


25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discounts
• Training opportunities
• Utilise MRP/ERP data to ensure purchase orders are placed effectively and on time to achieve OTIF at optimal cost. Ensure data is maintained and accurate at all times
Maintain timely communication/escalation of supply chain risks, working under the guidance of the Procurement Lead in delivering strategic business objectives
Ensure that supplier capacity is secured to support current and new product introduction demand by working closely with Procurement Leads, Operations, Quality, Design and Engineering
Establish, maintain and respond to supply chain risk assessments
Carry out regular supplier reviews to share information and manage supplier performance, understanding their capabilities and capacity
Establish tactical inventory opportunities to effectively balance stock holding vs availability vs unit cost
Responsible for Inventory levels ensuring that excess and obsolescent stock is cleared within a timely manner and ensuring that monthly and year-end Inventory targets are met
Collaboratively work across the business to support value-add projects, business change initiatives and forecasting of materials availability and costs
Responsible for ensuring that suppliers are aware of any recorded rejections deemed their responsibility and that any resultant costs of quality to the company, such as RTV, scrap, rework (internal/external), etc, are recovered from the supplier promptly
Ensure all company business policies are adhered to both internally and by our suppliers
Solid understanding of MRP/ERP systems and procurement processes is essential
Ability to manage risk and identify and leverage cost drivers
Flexible to adapt to changing situations and environments
Process-driven with evidence of working knowledge of procurement/supply chain processes and procedures
Intermediate/Advanced MS Office Skills


The Parent Company of ACRO Aircraft Seating is Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co., Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer.


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