Senior Supply Chain Planner

Senior Supply Chain Planner

Company:

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

Title: Senior Supply Chain Planner – Rotorcraft (Hybrid Working)

For over a century, Boeing has been transforming the impossible into reality. From crafting a single canvas-and-wood airplane to revolutionizing air travel across oceans and into the cosmos, Boeing has established itself as the world's largest aerospace company. And we are just getting started, particularly in the UK.

The partnership between Boeing and the UK dates back to the 1930s and continues to strengthen, generating jobs, skills, and opportunities to support major UK aircraft programs such as the Apache and Chinook helicopters, C-17 Globemaster, P-8A Poseidon, and the E-7 AEW&C, among others.

Role Overview:

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner to join its Supply Chain Planning & Integration Team based in Gosport. This full-time position will focus on the UK Rotorcraft Chinook Programme, providing supply chain management and executing change requirements through the ‘Additional Tasking’ portfolio in support of core Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) requirements and new business initiatives.

The successful candidate will manage tasks from proposal through execution to delivery, gaining exposure to various functions both internally and with our customers. Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders will be essential for achieving on-time delivery and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent Rotorcraft Supply Chain Management as the key interface between Programme and Supply Chain. This would include preparing for and attending key Programme drumbeat meetings on behalf of Supply Chain
• Communicate and coordinate tasks and activities across the Supply Chain function. This position interfaces with all SCM functional areas inclusive of Supplier Management and Procurement, Supply Chain Operations, Demand Forecasting and Asset Management.
• Lead and Oversee the Supply chain aspects of the Additional Tasking portfolio from the initial (PPoA) through execution to delivery,
• Review new customer proposals to capture impact of change to Supply chain, develop Supply Chain Statements of Work (SOW) and Labour Basis of Estimates (BOEs) to accurately capture resource requirements.
• Identify and document supply chain risks, develop associated mitigation plans, and report on these with project owners.
• Place additional tasking spare requirements into SAP.
• Develop and report on task metrics to highlight supply chain performance against contractual milestones.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Programme, Finance, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to formulate task delivery strategies and milestone reports.
• Understand project milestones, capture actions and dependencies, track progress to completion, and present task status at Programme Management Reviews as required.

This position offers the flexibility of hybrid working between the office and home, with the selected candidate expected to perform some work onsite at one of the designated locations.

Essential/Basic Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a Supply Chain role.
• At least 3 years of experience using inventory management tools or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Highly developed numeracy, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Team-oriented mindset with the capability to communicate rapidly and effectively across functions.
• Dynamic, innovative and self-motivated with ability to work autonomously with minimal direction.

Preferred Additional Skills (Nice to have):

• Experience in Project Management, proposal preparation, Asset Management
• A bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, supply chain management, or a related field is preferred.

Important information regarding this requisition: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Benefits and pay are resolved at the local level.

This position requires the ability to acquire a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to acquire, Security Clearance (SC).

Relocation:

This position does not offer relocation.  Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

All information will be checked and verified.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

The position is contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)