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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Responsible for order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements.

Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring on-time delivery in line with operational performance requirements from (international) suppliers
• Scheduling Suppliers in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
• Hanling daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules
• Management of suppliers to ensure that they can deliver against committed orders, against Fokker forecast, identification of supply risk, constraints and bottleneck, escalating where requiredMaintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS
• Responsible for ongoing supplier performance improvement and for the supplier relationship and daily interface
• Responsible for ensuring multi-functional team reviews are taking place with key suppliers via daily communication with internal stakeholders; for example, production scheduling and the logistics department
• Responsible for adherence to standard procurement processes
• Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to ensure that supplier performance is communicated to all levels of the supplier organization and is regularly reviewed as part of multi-functional team reviews
• Support quality department on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims, ensuring that non-conformities do not impact production
• Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing any invoice queries
• Support Procurement Management and Senior buyers on supplier performance management

Job Qualifications

• MBO+ or HBO educational level with 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles
• MS Office literacy, especially in Excel
• MRP experience is preferred
• Ability to build relationships within a known supplier network and strong commercial insight.
• You demonstrate analytical thinking, decisiveness, customer focus, environmental awareness, and organizational sensitivity
• Professional proficiency in English
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• Proactive attitude in managing your order book

What's in it for you?

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. Furthermore, we will offer you:

• A gross monthly salary based on the CLA Metalektro Grade J and in line with your experience and qualifications,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (27holidays and 13 ADV days),
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.
• Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How To Apply?

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.