Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Cambridge £95,000

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Are you a strategic and visionary Supply Chain leader, passionate about operational excellence, strategic sourcing, and developing high-performing teams? Do you excel in complex, fast-paced environments where your leadership directly drives business transformation and success?

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a world leading manufacturing business who supply to world major brands within the Aerospace industry. In this pivotal role, you will shape and execute a global procurement and supply chain strategy that underpins their ambitious growth and innovation objectives. You will partner closely with senior leaders across engineering, operations, and commercial functions to ensure the seamless delivery of materials, products, and services to customer needs worldwide.

As a champion of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement, you will inspire a culture of high performance, driving efficiency, resilience, and competitive advantage across our international supply chain network.

As Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, you will benefit from:

10% Pension
4 x Life Insurance
Healthcare
Electric car scheme
Influence at board level, driving supplier performance and operational efficiency.
Involvement in strategic sourcing, category management, and new product introduction (NPI).
A collaborative leadership culture focused on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

As Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, your responsibilities will include:

Leading the Procurement, Supply Chain, Stores, Dispatch, and Logistics functions.
Defining and delivering a robust Supply Chain Management (SCM) strategy aligned with business goals.
Driving supplier performance across quality, cost, and delivery metrics.
Developing strategic partnerships and long-term supplier agreements (LTAs).
Embedding high-performance culture and lean principles across the team.
Implementing effective S&OP processes to balance supply and demand.
Ensuring compliance with ethical, legal, and internal governance standards.
Managing budgets, dashboards, KPIs, and spend analytics for business reporting.
Leading continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and cost reduction.

As Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, your experience will include:

MCIPS or equivalent procurement qualification (preferred).
5 10 years experience leading procurement and supply chain functions in international environments.
Proven success in supplier relationship management, category strategy, and contract negotiation.
Strong ERP system experience (SAP preferred) and analytical capability (Power BI desirable).
Track record of implementing governance frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience managing across global cultures and multi-site operations.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Commercially astute, results-driven, and comfortable influencing at senior levels.

If you re ready to lead a global supply chain transformation and make a real impact in a growing aerospace business, we d love to hear from you.

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