Head of MRO Procurement

/ Position:
Head of MRO Procurement /

Location:

Staverton or Bournemouth /

Working Hours:

Full-Time, 40 Hours per week

We are looking for an experienced procurement leader to join our MRO business as Head of MRO Procurement, based at either Staverton or Bournemouth. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for shaping and delivering our procurement and materials strategy across MRO operations. You will lead the procurement and materials teams, develop strategic supplier relationships and drive best-value commercial outcomes, while ensuring the availability of critical aircraft parts and materials to support operational performance.

Working closely with Engineering, Stores and senior leadership, you will lead supplier performance, contracting and commercial negotiations, inventory strategy and OEM support arrangements. You will also play an important role in strengthening procurement processes, improving supply chain resilience and identifying opportunities to reduce cost and working capital without compromising operational or regulatory requirements.

We are looking for a commercially astute procurement professional with strong leadership capability and experience operating within aviation, aerospace, engineering or another complex technical environment. Aviation MRO experience would be particularly valuable, alongside an understanding of regulated supply chains and aircraft materials.

Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.

With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.

• Lead and manage procurement and materials management teams, maintaining effective working practices and a high level of service to internal and external customers.
• Support the Company Business Plan by developing and executing procurement and materials management plans aligned to approved business goals.
• Manage approved financial budgets, taking timely action where variances arise.
• Monitor and report key supply chain KPIs and represent procurement in customer and stakeholder meetings as required.
• Develop and deploy a Supplier strategy to shape the supply chain landscape.

• Obtain pricing and schedule information, negotiate procurement contracts, and agree terms and conditions for maintenance and project activities.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with major suppliers, carriers and key commercial partners.
• Manage and reduce contractual risk, identifying creative solutions for procurement risk register items.
• Support major capital investment activity by providing value-for-money assurance to the business.
• Promote the sale of spares and services, ensuring customer quotations and invoicing achieve approved profit margins.
• Deploy value plans across the business to achieve operational gains and effective cost management.
• Establish robust standard terms and conditions of business

• Continually review supply chain activity to achieve cost-effective solutions that meet customer demand, regulatory requirements and product support needs.
• Maintain, monitor, support, audit and evaluate suppliers, escalating issues where necessary.
• Strengthen relationships with key suppliers and support effective supplier and subcontractor approvals.
• Oversee, control and develop warranty and power-by-the-hour programmes with key OEMs including Leonardo, Airbus, Textron and Bombardier, ensuring claims are submitted accurately and on time.
• Ensure on time and to request delivery of critical items.

• Work with Stores, Maintenance and leadership teams to review stock holdings, identifying excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock.
• Take appropriate action to reduce stock levels where required, minimising negative commercial impact and implementing controls to prevent recurrence.
• Control loan and consignment stock tracking, ensuring costs are recovered and defined profit margins are achieved.
• Liaise with engineering leadership across operations on aircraft spares provisioning and availability.

• Work with Sales and Marketing,…