Supply Chain Manager in Newcastle - TT Electronics plc

Located north of Newcastle upon Tyne, TT Electronics’ Bedlington facility is home to a specialist engineering team delivering microcircuit production and custom power electronics solutions for aerospace and defence, supporting safety-critical applications in harsh environments.

As Supply Chain Manager at TT Electronics, Bedlington, you'll be responsible for the management and development of the supply chain strategic plan, along with the day-to-day management of the Purchasing, Planning and Movement of Goods departments.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing supply chain strategies, driving continuous improvement to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness, with full accountability for inventory planning.
• Overseeing the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process aligning demand with production capacity.
• Developing and maintaining a robust master production schedule that optimises capacity, labour, and materials.
• Monitoring schedule adherence and adjusting production plans proactively in response to demand and supply chain fluctuations.
• Overseeing inventory policies, ensuring optimal stock levels while minimising excess.
• Developing and driving cost saving initiatives throughout the supply chain.
• Leading contract negotiations.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to demonstrate legal compliance, for example, but not limited to. ROHS, REACH, Conflict Minerals, ITAR.
• Ensuring compliance with requirements for import and export movement of goods.
• Defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPI’s) such as On-Time In-Full (OTIF), inventory turns, and schedule adherence.
• Ensuring compliance with industry regulations, quality standards and company policies.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

• Degree qualified in Operations, Supply Chain, Business Management or similar.
• Experience managing a busy supply chain function.
• Experience managing a busy shipping department.
• A data focussed, logical decision making approach.
• A high level of understanding of commercial law of contract.
• Excellent negotiation skills with proven track record of cost reduction.
• An inspirational and motivational leader, able to navigate, manage and, where appropriate, effect change.
• Able to communicate ideas to others clearly, with a confident and open demeanour, respecting other points of view.
• A strategic thinker with an innovative approach to problem solving.

There may be the need for national and possible international travel so candidates will be required to be flexible.

What We Offer You:

From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior leadership roles within TT Electronics Bedlington, or the wider group, if this is in your own career plan.

• 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays
• An additional 1 day of leave per year to mark those moments that matter
• Quarterly site incentive plan
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Financial wellbeing benefit
• Sharesave scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free parking
• Discounted RAC membership
• Discounted Gym membership
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• An active charity committee and paid volunteering hours

At TT Electronics, employee engagement and wellbeing takes centre stage; we’re focussed on our employees and making TT a great place to work. In addition to our healthcare support and financial wellbeing benefits, here at Bedlington, you can benefit from flexing your start and finish times and accruing additional leave.

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process:

Initially we will reach out to you for an informal conversation about the role. This will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about TT, our site and our team. It will also give us the chance to learn more about you and your experience to date. At this point both parties have the opportunity to decide if they would like to continue with the process.

Due to the specific projects TT Electronics support, we are unable to sponsor work visas. Candidates will be required to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard Clearance.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics take positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!