Head of Supply Chain

**Description**:

- Permanent
- Full Time
- Competitive salary
- 40 Hours per week / Flexible working
- Bembridge or Lee-on-the-Solent

The Head of Supply Chain will lead and oversee the end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and strategic procurement, logistics, inventory management, and programme planning. This role is essential in maintaining supply chain resilience and ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of goods and services to support manufacturing and MRO operations.

As a leader, the Head of Supply Chain will mentor and guide teams in procurement, logistics, and programme planning, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. They will collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive efficiency, cost savings, and risk mitigation across the supply chain while ensuring alignment with Britten-Norman's strategic objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead the procurement function, ensuring the timely and cost-effective sourcing of consumables, parts, and services to meet project and operational requirements.
- Task the procurement team with raising Request for Quotes (RFQs) and Purchase Orders (POs) to align with project timelines and business objectives.
- Monitor and maintain regulatory compliance, ensuring that all procurement activities comply with applicable laws and industry standards, including Form 4 responsibilities (if applicable).
- Seek and evaluate alternative supply routes to achieve project deliverables while maintaining adherence to budget and quality standards.
- Track and expedite the progress of component deliveries, ensuring on-time availability of materials.
- Provide regular and actionable reporting to the wider business, highlighting procurement activities, progress, and outcomes.
- Identify and highlight risks, issues, and delays, proactively working with the team to mitigate these challenges before they impact delivery.

**Supplier Relationships and Management**
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with both new and existing suppliers, continuously evaluating their performance and ensuring effective commercial terms are in place.
- Conduct a comprehensive review of key suppliers, establishing strong connections, and ensuring terms and conditions are competitive and beneficial to the business.
- Identify the top ten key suppliers and focus on complex, high-value procurement projects, interacting directly with these suppliers to ensure project objectives are met.
- Negotiate and renegotiate contracts to enhance supplier performance and ensure the best value for the business.

**Inventory and Supply Chain Management**
- Implement and manage an inventory system aimed at ensuring zero stock-outs, particularly for fast-moving or consumable items.
- Monitor stock levels, manage re-ordering, and track inventory to minimize waste, obsolescence, and carrying costs.
- Develop procedures for efficient logistics management, ensuring on-time delivery and optimized inventory flow in the MRO and manufacturing environments.
- Manage asset and stock reporting, including the turnover time for inventory, vehicles, property, and the asset register, with recommendations to add value through disposals or reallocations.

**Team Leadership and Development**
- Mentor and coach procurement and logistics teams, fostering an environment that promotes high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Monitor team performance, identify resource and skills gaps, and request training as needed to address developmental needs.
- Lead by example, instilling a commitment to best practices and continuous improvement across the team.

**Reporting, Risk Reduction, and Communication**
- Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to provide updates on procurement strategy, risks, and key deliverables.
- Regularly provide project cost reports and updates to Project Managers, Delivery, Business, and Commercial teams to assist in decision-making and budget management.
- Update and contribute to project risk registers, ensuring procurement-related risks are captured, tracked, and mitigated effectively.
- Develop and maintain a departmental risk register, escalating any unmitigated risks to the SLT to ensure they are addressed in a timely manner.

**Innovation and Sourcing**
- Collaborate with the technical team to explore and implement innovative sourcing, procurement, and manufacturing strategies, positioning the company for future growth.
- Actively engage with industry innovators, meeting suppliers and other stakeholders to introduce cutting-edge cost-saving solutions and technologies that drive competitiveness.

**Import/Export and ITAR Compliance**
- Ensure that all import/export activities are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements, including handling the customs clearance of aircraft and components.
- Manage temporary imports of aircraft and parts in the MRO environment, ensuring compliance with customs regulations.
- Ensure all