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My clients, a leading technical manufacturing business, are currently recruiting for a Supplier Development Manager based in Bolton to join on a permanent basis.
Key responsibilities of the Supplier Development Manager role include:
* Responsible for overall supplier performance, capability, and risk assessment
* Influence the evolution of the company's industrial and business environment
* Improve internal working practices to drive efficiency and effectiveness
* Be a member of a dedicated team of supply chain managers handling supplier performance in terms of delivery and quality
* This position involves working and travelling nationally, potentially internationally, with procurement professionals, internal collaborators (internal customers, procurement colleagues, technical and quality authorities), and key suppliers
* Access to well-resourced training and development programmes in Procurement and Quality knowledge
Key skills and experience required for the role include:
* Ideally a degree-level Supply Chain professional with experience of international work in high technology companies
* Experience in supply chain management within Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, or Manufacturing environments is desirable
* Proven ability to improve supplier performance (delivery and quality) using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
* Managing a portfolio of suppliers daily and reporting on performance and supply chain risks
* Assessing supply chain and supplier capability to meet current and future business delivery profiles
* Proficient in creating/validating process flows, lead time analysis, capacity bottleneck understanding, yield, resources, and sub-tier mapping to form an industrial view of suppliers
* Excellent problem-solving skills, familiar with techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) for root cause analysis and improvement plans
* Ability to identify, advance, and mitigate potential supply chain risks with associated improvement and mitigation plans
* Conducting analysis and delivering executive summaries
* Skills in internal and external assessment, including business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, and manufacturing excellence
To apply, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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