Supply Chain NPI Programme Manager

About the role

As our Supply Chain NPI Programme Manager, you will play a pivotal role at the interface between Engineering and Supply Chain, ensuring new products transition seamlessly from design into production. You will take ownership of supply chain readiness across new product and customer programmes, co-ordinating cross-functional activities, manage critical data including BoM accuracy and readiness, and driving delivery against key project milestones.

This is a high-impact, delivery-focused role suited to someone who thrives on bringing structure to complexity, influencing across teams, and ensuring that great engineering is successfully realised in production.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBLITLIES:

In your role as our Supply Chain NPI Programme Manager, you will:

* Act as the key interface between Engineering and Supply Chain, ensuring seamless transition from design to production

* Coordinate supply chain activities across NPI programmes to deliver on time, cost, and quality targets

* Establish, monitor and drive on programme KPIs, providing clear data-driven insights

* Manage and control BOM status, ensuring accuracy and readiness for production release

* Manage engineering releases and clear supply chain actions to ensure timely part readiness

* Track supplier readiness, including tooling, capacity, and part availability

* Identify, escalate, and resolve risks impacting programme delivery and supply continuity

* Support supplier nomination and ensure alignment with programme requirements

* Track supplier investment and support cost control and reduction activities

* Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment across Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing

* Support build readiness and programme milestone reviews

* Continuously improve processes to enhance NPI and supply chain performance

A key requirements is being able to manage/handle large amounts of data, having the ability to analyse and present this data to a variety of audiences.

About you

To help Mirus Aircraft Seating continue our journey of growth, you will bring experience operating at the interface between Engineering, Supply Chain and suppliers, a passion for problem solving, and a drive for operational excellence, along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential

* Experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Engineering within an NPI or project environment

* Strong understanding of BOM structures and engineering-to-supply chain processes

* Experience coordinating cross-functional activities and tracking deliverables

* Advanced Excel and strong data analysis capability

* Ability to manage multiple priorities independently

* Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical teams

Desirable

* Experience within aerospace, automotive, or complex manufacturing environments

* Familiarity with ERP/MRP

* Understanding of supplier management and sourcing processes

* Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline

Personal skills / attributes:

* Highly organised with strong attention to detail

* Data driven with the ability to consolidate and present to C Suite

* Proactive, solutions-focused approach

* Confident working across teams

* Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills

* Adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Be eligible to work in the UK, comfortable commuting or being based in Hingham, Norfolk and work flexible hours required

We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join our community of passionate and exceptional people who challenge the accepted norm! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and be a part of a company that values your skills and contributions, we encourage you to apply for our Supply Chain Programme Manager position. Come on a journey with us and be part of making a positive and impactful difference!

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