Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Development Manager

I am currently recruiting for a lovely position for someone who has experience as a Supplier Development Manager Commercial Contracts Manager within a defence environment. This is a great job for someone who is within commutable distance from Stevenage with excellent benefits and long term opportunity. The opportunity: An opportunity has arisen due to the increase in deliveries for a Supply Chain Manager/ Supplier Development Manager to join ISP in the Sub-Assemblies team. If you are successful you will have the opportunity to bring your experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & risk management. As a team, they work across all programmes in the in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. What they are looking for from you: Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. Experience of supply chain management/ Supplier Development Manager 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 Capable of carrying out capacity audits which will identify key bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and manage supply chain risks to closure Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet company delivery profile for both current state vs future state Competent in creating/ validating process flows and lead time analysis 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 Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries Additionally you may be responsible/ assist in department supply chain excellence improvements Benefits include Career progression Training Paid overtime or time back in lieu Company bonus Generous pension Subsidised onsite canteen and coffee shop Onsite Gym Free onsite car parking Flexi leave Hybrid working (2 days in the office) 37.5 hour working week Annual pay reviews 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (leave rises with service and also option to buy an extra 5 days) EAP

Location: Stevenage, UK, GB

Posted Date: 7/14/2025