Supplier Development Manager

Supplier Development Manager

Location: Stevenage (relocation assistance may be available)

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Working Pattern: Hybrid, 2 days per week on-site with flexible hours

Join a high‑technology defence organisation that manufactures weapons systems. This role focuses on ensuring effective supplier performance, capability and risk management across all programmes, managing both mature and new technologies in a dynamic environment.

• Monitor and improve supplier performance in delivery and quality using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
• Conduct capacity audits to identify bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub‑tier mapping to form an industrial view of suppliers
• Manage a portfolio of suppliers, report performance and manage supply chain risks
• Apply problem‑solving techniques such as DMAIC to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans

• Degree in Supply Chain or equivalent experience in supply chain management or supplier development within aerospace, defence or manufacturing environments with high exposure to machining including capacity and capabilities in the machining and aerospace surface treatments environment
• Proven experience managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day‑to‑day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and manage supply chain risks to closure
• Understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain
• Ability to lead improvements in supplier performance and implement risk mitigation strategies
• Willingness to travel internationally as required

Company bonus of up to £2,500, paid overtime, flexible hours, pension scheme with total contributions up to 14%, enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks, excellent site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens or dual UK nationals with British citizenship who are SC eligible.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.

This is a permanent role.