Procurement Delivery Manager

Purpose

The Procurement Delivery Manager is responsible for managing supplier delivery risk across all suppliers and commodities, ensuring material availability aligns with customer programme milestones and operational requirements.

The role leads Procurement Project Specialists supporting operational cells and programmes across OEM NPI and Aftermarket Spares environments, coordinating supplier delivery performance and ensuring effective supply chain execution.

Working across differing customer agreements, supply chain models and Free-Issue arrangements, the role establishes credible delivery plans, manages supplier risks and drives cross-functional collaboration. Success relies on strong governance, active participation in programme and production reviews, and close partnership with Commodity Buying to mitigate supply risks and support operational performance.

The role also supports continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce waste and strengthen cross-functional capability.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead and develop Procurement Project Specialists responsible for supplier delivery planning and risk management.
• Allocate resources effectively to support business priorities and workload balance.
• Build a high-performing team through coaching, mentoring, training and performance management.

Procurement & Supplier Delivery

• Establish and maintain effective supplier delivery planning, governance and risk-management processes.
• Support daily production meetings and programme reviews, providing visibility of supplier risks, issues and recovery actions.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Programmes and Design teams to resolve delivery challenges.
• Act as the focal point for supplier delivery issues, escalating risks through appropriate governance channels.
• Own supplier delivery and quality performance, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and risks actively managed.
• Lead Free-Issue material activities, escalating issues as required and coordinating with Programmes, Goods Receipt and Procurement teams.
• Support supplier audits and maintain strong supplier relationships that drive collaboration and accountability.
• Partner with Finance to resolve invoicing issues and support replenishment activities following Supplier Non-Conformance actions.
• Support programme and engineering change activities with Planning, Design and operational stakeholders.
• Coordinate logistics activities, including expedited shipments when required.
• Maintain supplier transactional compliance, including order book management and accurate due-date maintenance within MRP systems.

Business & Continuous Improvement

• Provide supplier delivery and quality performance insights to support commodity strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, capacity and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support commercial bids, budgeting, business planning and monthly reviews through supplier performance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and trade compliance requirements.

Key Performance Measures

Performance will be measured through

• Supplier OTIF (On Time In Full) performance.
• Purchase order lines in arrears against MRP requirements.
• Purchase order lines beyond required MRP dates.
• Overdue purchase order due dates.
• Goods In Quarantine turnaround times.
• Goods In Quarantine open issues and quantities.
• Open works order shortages for purchased and Free-Issue materials.
• Purchase order changes resulting in more than seven days' pushout.
• Courier expedite spend versus budget.
• Supplier quality performance through GRNs and Supplier Non-Conformances.
• Supplier audit completion against plan.

Knowledge, Education, Skills & Experience

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of procurement principles, resource management and procurement organisational design.
• Experience within engineering and manufacturing environments, particularly OEM, NPI and Aftermarket operations.
• Knowledge of Supplier Relationship Management and end-to-end supply chain planning.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Excel, Power BI and Microsoft Project.
• Commodity procurement experience is desirable.

Education

• Degree qualification preferred; equivalent experience and vocational qualifications will be considered.
• CIPS Advanced Practitioner or equivalent professional qualification desirable.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Skills & Competencies

• Proven leadership capability with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Strong change management and influencing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Resilient, adaptable and solutions-focused, with the ability to perform in fast-paced environments.
• Strong customer focus and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to identify, assess and mitigate risk in complex environments.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and experience producing concise reports.
• High levels of initiative, integrity and accountability.
• Intermediate to advanced capability in ERP systems, Power BI and Microsoft Office.

Professional Experience

• 7+ years' experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• 5+ years' experience within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace or another regulated industry.
• Experience within NPI or build-to-specification environments preferred.
• 5+ years' experience managing supplier accounts.
• Experience leading teams of five or more direct reports.
• Strong understanding of supplier risk management, supplier relationship management, MRP systems and supply chain planning.

Key Relationships

Internal

Regular collaboration with Design, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Programmes, Planning, Finance, Procurement and other business functions.

External

Management of suppliers across varying sizes and geographies, driving delivery, quality and performance.

Working Arrangements

• Travel as required.