Supply Chain Manager (3165-1) JOB LOCATION: BOLTON Preferred (Stevenage can be managed) SECURITY CLEARANCE: SC Start DURATION: 6 Months Minimum (Extension Possible) WORK PATTERN: HYBRID 2 Days on site RATE: £ 50 Per hr on Umbrella (Inside IR35) TARGET INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES. Is Defence a must? If not what industries can be considered Ideally defence but if not automotive or medical Essential Skillset & Tools SUPPLIER RISK Influence supplier relationships excellent presentation skills Overview of Department: * An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in MBDA UK in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. Responsibilities: * Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc… * Strong interpersonal skills – ability to further develop his / her network * It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience * Very good negotiating and influencing skills * Objective driven, determination to succeed. * Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business. Skillset/experience required: * Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. * Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments. * A proven ability to: * Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies * Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk * Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet MBDA delivery profile for both current state vs Future state * Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier * Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain * Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure. * Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries