Procurement Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own the MDA Space UK Supply Chain Strategy, establishing a clear three-to-five-year roadmap that supports the company's growth plans, programme requirements and future operational capability.
• Develop the future supply chain operating model, assessing the current organisation, capabilities, processes, systems and resources and defining the structure and capability required to support the future growth of MDA Space UK.
• Translate business and programme requirements into supply chain strategy, ensuring that future demand, programme schedules, capacity requirements and technology requirements are reflected in supply chain planning.
• Provide strategic supply chain advice to the Operations Director and UK leadership team, identifying risks, opportunities, investment requirements and areas requiring management intervention.
• Lead and manage the UK Procurement and Buying function, providing clear direction, objectives, performance management and development for the Buyers reporting into the role. Develop and implement sourcing strategies, ensuring that key categories and areas of expenditure have appropriate sourcing, negotiation and supplier-management strategies.
• Develop a strategic supplier management framework, establishing appropriate segmentation of suppliers according to spend, criticality, risk, capability and strategic importance. Ensuring that suppliers are measured against agreed cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness and risk objectives.
• Develop supplier resilience and continuity strategies, identifying single-source dependencies, capacity constraints, long-lead items and other supply risks and establishing appropriate mitigation plans. Develop the UK supplier network, identifying opportunities for new suppliers, alternative sources, dual sourcing and supplier development where required.
• Review and improve the existing supply chain processes, identifying inefficiencies, duplication, manual activity and areas where stronger governance or automation can improve performance. Drive improvements in ERP utilisation, ensuring that supply chain data, purchasing information, planning information and supplier information are accurate, timely and effectively used.
• Improve inventory management and control, ensuring that inventory levels are appropriate to programme requirements while minimising excess, obsolete and unnecessary stock. Working with Finance, Operations and ERP owners to ensure that system information accurately reflects the physical supply chain.
• Develop and deliver procurement cost-reduction and value-generation initiatives, identifying opportunities to reduce cost while protecting quality, delivery and programme performance.
• Support business bids and new programme opportunities, providing supplier strategy, sourcing information, cost estimates, capacity assessments and supply chain risk assessments.
• Develop and maintain a supply chain risk register, identifying critical supplier, capacity, financial, geopolitical, commercial and operational risks. Ensure procurement and supply chain activities comply with MDA Space UK policies and applicable legislation, including relevant aerospace, defence, space and export-control requirements.
• Work closely with Quality to ensure supplier compliance and capability, including supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions and performance improvement.
• Act as the Senior Supply Chain and Procurement representative for MDA Space UK, working as a strategic partner to Operations, Engineering, Programmes, Quality and Finance. Building strong cross-functional relationships, ensuring that supply chain considerations are incorporated into programme and operational decision-making at an early stage.
• Work collaboratively with MDA Space Canada and other MDA Space locations, identifying opportunities for global sourcing, supplier leverage, standardisation and sharing of best practice.

Key Deliverables

Experience and Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have significant experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or Strategic Sourcing within a complex engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, defence, space or technology environment.
• They will have proven experience managing and developing procurement or supply chain teams and will be comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
• They will have strong experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial negotiation, supplier performance, supply chain risk and inventory management.
• They will have demonstrable experience of developing and implementing supply chain strategies, process improvements or transformation programmes.
• Experience of ERP/MRP systems, supply chain data, KPI development and performance reporting is required.
• Experience within aerospace, defence or space would be advantageous, together with knowledge of AS9100 and the requirements of highly regulated engineering environments.
• A recognised procurement or supply chain qualification such as CIPS, MCIPS, CIPS Level 6 or an equivalent professional qualification would be advantageous.

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Benefits statement

• MDA Space provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan; and an employee assistance program. We also have a Hybrid work model in place, for a better work/life balance.

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