Description
Company Overview
Teledyne Aerospace & Defense Electronics offers a comprehensive portfolio of highly engineered solutions that meet the most demanding requirements, in the harshest environments. Featuring both custom and off-the-shelf solutions, our diverse product lines meet the current and emerging needs of key applications for avionics, energetics, electronic warfare, missiles, radar and surveillance, air and space, test and measurement, and satellite communications.
An exciting opportunity has opened across the group for a Head of Supply Chain. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the experienced leadership team and will be responsible for developing and delivering an end‑to‑end supply chain strategy across all manufacturing sites within the group. This role ensures optimal procurement, planning, inventory management, logistics, and supplier performance to support operational efficiency, cost reduction, and business growth. The position provides leadership, governance, and continuous improvement across the full supply chain function, ensuring consistent best‑practice processes are implemented across the group.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
1. Develop and implement the group’s supply chain strategy aligned with business objectives.
2. Drive standardisation of supply chain processes across multiple sites.
3. Identify and mitigate supply chain risks while ensuring business continuity.
4. Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance collaboration between operations, planning, procurement, and finance.
Procurement & Supplier Management
5. Oversee group procurement activities, ensuring value, quality, and cost-effective sourcing.
6. Establish a supplier relationship management framework, including KPIs and performance reviews.
7. Negotiate strategic supplier contracts and long-term agreements.
8. Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, cost reduction, and value engineering.
Demand & Production Planning
9. Lead the development of integrated business planning (IBP/S&OP) processes across manufacturing sites.
10. Ensure robust demand forecasting, capacity planning, and material planning.
11. Optimise production planning to support on-time delivery and reduce bottlenecks.
Logistics & Inventory Management
12. Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, ensuring efficient and cost-effective material flow.
13. Implement inventory optimisation strategies to balance working capital and availability.
14. Ensure accurate stock control, cycle counting, and warehouse management best practices.
Performance & Improvement
15. Define KPIs for procurement, planning, logistics, and supplier performance.
16. Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean / Six Sigma methodologies.
17. Utilise data and analytics to drive decision‑making and performance visibility.
18. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, quality standards, and group policies.
Leadership & Team Development
19. Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing supply chain team.
20. Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
21. Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
22. Significant experience (8+ years) in supply chain leadership within a manufacturing environment.
23. Proven track record in procurement, planning, logistics, and supplier management.
24. Experience managing supply chains across multi-site operations.
25. Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract management skills.
26. Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics AX, etc.).
27. Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies (Green Belt/Black Belt desirable).
Key Skills & Competencies
28. Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
29. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
30. Results-focused with a continuous improvement mindset.
31. Strong financial acumen and ability to interpret data to drive decisions.
32. Influential and collaborative across functions and levels.
33. Able to operate effectively in dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environments.
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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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