Your new company
Our client is a leading manufacturing and engineering business, and they are recruiting for a Supplier Development & Cost Manager to join their team. As a valued member of their global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You'll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future for all of us.
Your new role
This role leads the end‑to‑end Supplier Development and Cost Management strategy for the Global Programme, driving supplier capability, mitigating risk, and improving performance across all international partners. By directing a high‑performing team, the role ensures critical suppliers can meet programme demand through targeted interventions, robust assessments, and continuous improvement. It influences senior stakeholders, aligns cross‑nation activity, and embeds best practice to strengthen operational excellence. Alongside this, the role
Shapes strategic cost‑reduction initiatives, delivering value, efficiency, and resilience for the wider business. Its impact is central to programme success, supply chain stability, and long‑term enterprise competitiveness. This is a unique leadership role at the heart of global enterprise, where you'll represent two pivotal disciplines-Supplier Development and Strategic Cost Management-across an international supply chain spanning the UK, Canada, and Australia.
What you'll need to succeed
Strong Supplier and/or Manufacturing experience is critical (preferably in a leadership position) with knowledge of a wide variety of manufacturing. Degree qualified and/or Lean & Six Sigma experience (Minimum Green Belt, bonus if black belt). Excellent understanding of supplier performance management and development tool sets such as Lean/6 Sigma, Capability & Capacity Assessments, New Product Introduction. Experience in delivering strategies that drive cost management improvements and experience in facilitating cross-functional teams. This role will involve UK and European travel every month and also the flexibility for hybrid working.
What you'll get in return
They are offering a salary of 62,000-72,000 plus a car allowance of 510 per month with an industry-leading bonus. Company pension of 6% and 4% contribution from yourself with the opportunity to increase by 2%. There is also flexible working and you can start as early as 0630.
What you need to do now
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