Manufacturing Procurement Manager

Manufacturing Procurement Manager

Position Overview Reporting into Head of Programme Procurement. This role ensures supply performance is visible, risks are acted upon early, and material readiness aligns with engineering, manufacturing, and trials milestones.

• Act as Deputy for the HoPP.
• Integrate supplier milestones, lead times, and readiness activities into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), working closely with the SCM.
• Lead weekly schedule‑based supply reviews — focused on risk, recovery actions, and forecast‑to‑need alignment.
• Coordinate input into programme‑level planning artefacts: milestone health, DAREO, EAC, and change impact assessments.
• Own supply chain progress and risk visibility for delivery governance, including scenario planning and escalation coordination.
• Act as the delivery lead across the wider programme for supply chain readiness — ensuring alignment to build, trials, and acceptance windows.
• Support change proposals, contract variations, and acceleration opportunities by assessing time and delivery implications from the supply side.
• Work with the SCM’s to manage interfaces with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing — ensuring plans are joined up and risks are jointly owned.
• Work with the HoPP to co‑ordinate Bid activity in terms of interfacing bid inputs and capture.
• Drive accountability and planning discipline across all supply streams — identifying and challenging gaps, lags, or misalignment to the IMS.

• Strong experience in project management within complex delivery environments (defence, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing).
• Proven ability to manage delivery against schedule in supply‑led work streams with high levels of complexity and interdependence.
• Skilled in MS Project and schedule‑based risk and scenario planning.
• Skilled in SAP & Excel, ideally with an understanding of Power BI.
• Understanding of long‑lead procurement, critical path risk, and the relationship between supply performance and programme success.
• Strong coordination skills across planning, procurement, engineering, and operations functions.
• Able to lead reviews, challenge constructively, and elevate with evidence.
• Experience of Leading Teams (including Mentoring & Coaching).

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market rates
• Annual bonus incentive scheme for all employees
• 37 hours over 4.5 days working week
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Life assurance cover
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Health cash plan
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Free access to onsite gym