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Job Title
Strategic Supply Chain Manager
Reporting To
TWS UK Business Manager
UK Business Unit Manager
Work Schedule
Hybrid – Tewkesbury, GBR
Hybrid – Tewkesbury, UK
Job Overview
Moog’s Turreted Weapons System business in the UK (TWS-UK) is seeking a Strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead high-impact sourcing initiatives across our supply chain. In this role, you will own the development and execution of strategic sourcing strategies, drive long-term supplier partnerships, negotiate complex agreements, and influence stakeholders at all levels to deliver strong business results.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic vision and lead the design and delivery of the TWS-UK supply chains which includes redundancy, scalability, and cross-functional capabilities.
- Execute the full strategic sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, supplier identification and evaluation, spend and market analysis, and negotiation of long-term agreements covering pricing, terms and conditions, delivery schedules, and quality standards.
- Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior leadership, including performance trends and opportunities to strengthen the supply chain Influence cross-functional stakeholders and facilitate supplier engagement sessions to align requirements, mitigate risks, and drive measurable outcomes.
- Conduct global market research to identify competitive, capable, and sustainable suppliers that enhance business value and support diversity initiatives.
- Run RFQs and assess supplier capabilities, risk, cost structure, and service models with a focus on total cost of ownership.
- Lead all site and cross-site TWS-UK supply chain activities.
- Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships that enhance capability, cost competitiveness, and long-term business advantage.
- Develop supply channels, KPIs, and improvement initiatives that strengthen TCO, support continuous improvement, foster innovation, and reduce supply chain risk.
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs, audits, and corrective actions while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in the fields of supply chain, production engineering or project management and preferable experience of operations.
- Strong negotiation skills and working knowledge of procurement and contractual law.
- Excellent understanding of contractual requirements, business systems, and supply chain processes.
- Determined, resilient and able to be courageous in their pursuit of establishing a new function appropriate to the BU requirement.
- Innovation or other early-stage business creation experience where a frontier mentality and ability to work with basic requirements are turned into a strategic vision, with the ability to change rapidly as business intelligence is gathered.
It’d Be Great, If You Had:
- Professional certifications in Purchasing or Supply Chain.
- Master’s degree in Business or a related field.
- Previous experience of creating a new business supply chain of complex components in Mechanical, Electronic and Software
In Return Moog Can Offer You:
- Enjoy a comprehensive Flexible Benefits Package, 33 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays), Private Medical Insurance, access to mental health support and expert financial advice.
- You’ll also benefit from free parking, access to electric car charging, an onsite gym, Generous Life Assurance, a Company Pension Contribution starting at 6%, an Employee Share Option, and flexible hybrid working arrangements.
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