As the UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, our client is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to join the ISP Equipment team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving supplier performance, capability and risk management across UK programmes, supporting both established and emerging technologies in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
1. Key Responsibilities:
2. Demonstrated capability in internal and external supplier assessment, including business maturity, planning and control, relationship management and manufacturing excellence
3. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build, develop and leverage effective stakeholder networks
4. SC21 Practitioner experience would be highly advantageous
5. Proven negotiation and influencing capability, with confidence operating at pace and under pressure
6. Results‑driven mindset with resilience, determination and a strong focus on Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present clearly and professionally at all levels of the organisation
What do you need?
7. Degree‑calibre Supply Chain professional, ideally with experience working in international, high‑technology organisations
8. Proven supply chain management experience within Aerospace, Defence or complex Manufacturing environments
9. Demonstrated ability to improve supplier delivery and quality performance using structured tools and lean methodologies
10. Experience managing a portfolio of suppliers, including performance reporting and supply chain risk management aligned to project needs
11. Strong capability in assessing supplier capacity and capability against current and future delivery requirements
12. Competence in process analysis, including process mapping, lead‑time analysis, capacity assessment, yield, resource evaluation and sub‑tier mapping
13. Advanced problem‑solving skills with hands‑on experience using methodologies such as DMAIC to deliver sustainable improvements
14. Ability to identify, escalate and mitigate supply chain risks, driving actions through to closure
15. Strong analytical capability with experience producing clear, concise executive‑level summaries
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.
More about the role:
For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.
This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen. All employees get training and development opportunities.