Scalian
Supplier Development Specialist
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Location: Predominantly remote with travel to Oxford as required
Sector: Space / Aerospace
We are looking for an experienced Supplier Development Manager to support a major programme within the Space sector.
You will be responsible for managing and developing key suppliers, ensuring technically complex equipment and work packages are delivered on time, on cost, and on quality. The role will involve working closely with suppliers and internal Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Programme teams to identify risks, resolve issues, and maintain supply-chain performance.
You should have:
- Strong experience within the Space sector, ideally working with space hardware/equipment supply chains.
- Working knowledge of ECSS standards and their application within space programmes.
- Strong knowledge of APQP and PPAP and their use within supplier development / supply-chain quality.
- Experience managing technical work packages and supplier deliverables.
- Demonstrable experience improving supplier performance across quality, cost, and delivery.
- Experience managing suppliers through NPI industrialisation/manufacture/test and delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of supply-chain risk management and supplier recovery.
- Experience working with engineering, quality/product assurance, procurement, and programme teams.
- Ability to challenge suppliers constructively and drive corrective actions through to closure.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to operate autonomously within a complex, matrixed programme environment.
- Willingness to travel to Oxford and supplier sites when required.
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This isn't a traditional purchasing role. We're looking for someone who understands the technical supply chain within Space and is comfortable getting into the detail with suppliers — understanding what is preventing delivery, identifying risk, challenging recovery plans, and bringing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Programme stakeholders together to get a work package back on track.
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Who We Are
Scalian UK is a consultancy, specialising in digital systems and business management and performance, working in 11 countries, including France, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Germany, the USA, and Canada. Ranked in the top 10 engineering consulting firms in France, the Group provides services in industrial project management, quality management, supply chain performance, and development of digital and information systems. It also helps clients address digital transformation challenges for the industry and the service sectors.
As of 2024, the Group includes 5,500 people, with a turnover of €550 million. More information can be found at https://www.scalian.com/en/
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