Security Clearance Required: British Citizen or Dual UK National with British Citizenship***** Job Overview Step into a pivotal role at the heart of a renowned defence organisation, where your expertise will drive performance, capability, and resilience across a diverse and innovative supplier base. You'll be part of a collaborative and high-performing team that works across cutting-edge programmes and technologies — both mature and emerging — in a fast-paced environment. As a Supplier Development Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and enhancing supplier performance, ensuring delivery and quality targets are met. Your insight will help mitigate risks and enable our supply chain to keep pace with the demands of high-technology defence solutions. Essential experience includes: * A degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, logistics, or engineering * Background in Aerospace, Defence, or Advanced Manufacturing * International experience within high-technology supply chains Key Skills: * Driving Supplier Performance using lean tools and methodologies * Leading capacity audits to identify bottlenecks, resource gaps, and yield issues * Sub-tier mapping and industrial capability assessments * Managing a portfolio of suppliers and reporting performance to project teams * Assessing current vs. future supplier capability to meet delivery demands * Process mapping,...