Description
About Us:
Based in Bromborough, Teledyne CML Composites is a fast-growing manufacturer, supplying carbon/glass fibre composite parts and assemblies to some of the world’s leading aircraft and aero engine producers. Operating across three distinct product groups namely commercial, defence and business jet products, this role is an opportunity to join a team putting the final touches to our highly technical products.
The manufacturing facility houses some of the most advanced machining technology in Europe such as a multi axis NDT robotic machine, automated material cutting machine and multi axis CNC machining centres. Teledyne CML Composites has positioned itself and is recognised as one of the world’s leading suppliers in composites and supports the business strategy of continuous growth and technical innovation.
With an orderbook extending out into the next decade, we are looking for new colleagues to join our thriving company.
At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean Opportunity – the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected – and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors.
What you'll be involved in:
1. Work closely with and be a designated point of contact to internal product and project teams to identify procurement requirements and project/product scope.
2. Identify potential new suppliers and asses their suitability for the long-term requirements of the product, project and business.
3. Write and issue detailed Request for Information / Request for Proposal documents to enable a full and robust supplier selection process.
4. Review and benchmark supplier responses to RFI’s / RFP’s to enable strong supplier recommendations that take into account commercial, technical and quality requirements.
5. Ensuring relevant costing strategies are implemented to achieve best possible pricing.
6. Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply and delivery of improvements against KPIs.
7. Implement and progress effective supplier development plans, yielding tangible improvements.
8. Co-ordinate activities between engineering and suppliers to improve the manufacturability of materials, components and assemblies based on operational priorities.
9. Manage supplier performance, drawing on your experience and performance data to yield consistent improvements.
10. Line management and leadership, with responsibility for ensuring and team members development and understanding of the procurement skill sets needed.
11. Partaking in Corporate and BU led cost down activities across the supply base.
12. Control of the sourcing strategy for a selected group of commodities. You will be given full autonomy to make changes to the supply base and drive improvements as desired.
What we're looking for in you:
13. Significant procurement experience in a highly technical /engineering environment.
14. Significant experience working in a direct technical or engineering led manufacturing environment (preferably low volume / high mix).
15. Ideally you should have experience of leading and managing procurement team members, aiding in their development.
16. Knowledge of supply chain, material management, demand forecasting and engineering change management principles.
17. Experience of liaising with and driving suppliers and customers.
18. The ability to work with excel to compile and evaluate data will be an important aspect of your role.
19. Be MS Office proficient – Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio, PowerPoint.
20. Be able to manage change in the right way.
It would be advantageous in this role if you hold:
21. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous.
22. Strong working knowledge of SAP would be highly advantageous.
We offer a range of benefits that include:
For further information on the company please visit our website at
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
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