Supplier Manager

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

This is an opportunity to take ownership of supplier performance on complex, high-value defence programmes that make a real difference. As a Supplier Manager, you'll be at the centre of programme delivery, working with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers to ensure cost, quality and delivery commitments are achieved.

You'll have the autonomy to build strong supplier relationships, influence commercial outcomes and proactively manage risk, while collaborating with experienced project, engineering and commercial teams. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where your decisions have a direct impact on programme success, this role offers both challenge and variety, alongside opportunities to develop your career within a leading UK defence organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

As part of the Purchasing & Supply Chain team, you'll work within a cross-functional project team, taking responsibility for managing supplier and subcontractor performance across cost, quality and delivery. You'll ensure suppliers meet their contractual commitments, drive continuous performance improvements and manage risks that could impact programme delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing relationships with key suppliers and subcontractors across assigned projects.
Ensuring alignment between Marshall and suppliers on contractual requirements, including Terms & Conditions, Statements of Work and delivery schedules.
Leading regular supplier performance reviews with relevant project and functional stakeholders.
Managing supplier non-compliance, working with Procurement and Category teams to resolve issues where required.
Identifying, tracking and mitigating supplier risks throughout the programme lifecycle.
Producing monthly supplier performance reports for Project Managers and the Head of Subcontract Management.
Ensuring suppliers fulfil their contractual obligations and deliver against agreed commitments.
Reviewing and approving supplier payments in line with contractual milestones.
Building strong relationships with project, commercial, engineering and wider business stakeholders.
Providing weekly SOFT (Successes, Opportunities, Failures and Threats) reports to Project Managers and the Head of Subcontract Management.

Apply if you have most of the following:

You'll be an experienced supplier or subcontract management professional who is confident managing commercial relationships, influencing stakeholders and driving supplier performance.

We're particularly interested in candidates with:

Experience in supplier, subcontract or project management within a complex engineering, manufacturing or defence environment.
Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced programme environment.
Experience managing supplier performance across cost, quality and delivery.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
Experience managing supplier risk and resolving contractual issues.
Knowledge of project management principles.
Experience using ERP systems, ideally IFS.
Experience working with international suppliers.
APM qualification (desirable).
CIPS qualification (desirable).

The benefits we will offer you include:

27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell).
Pension contributions up to 9%.
Private medical insurance.
Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work.
Life assurance at 4x basic salary.
Enhanced parental leave and pay.
Paid volunteering leave.
Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools.

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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