Strategic Supply Chain Manager

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

UK Business Unit Manager

Hybrid – Tewkesbury, UK

• Provide strategic vision and lead the design and delivery of the TWS-UK supply chains which includes redundancy, scalability, and cross-functional capabilities.
• Execute the full strategic sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, supplier identification and evaluation, spend and market analysis, and negotiation of long‑term agreements covering pricing, terms and conditions, delivery schedules, and quality standards.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior leadership, including performance trends and opportunities to strengthen the supply chain Influence cross‑functional stakeholders and facilitate supplier engagement sessions to align requirements, mitigate risks, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Conduct global market research to identify competitive, capable, and sustainable suppliers that enhance business value and support diversity initiatives.
• Run RFQs and assess supplier capabilities, risk, cost structure, and service models with a focus on total cost of ownership.
• Lead all site and cross-site TWS-UK supply chain activities.
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships that enhance capability, cost competitiveness, and long‑term business advantage.
• Develop supply channels, KPIs, and improvement initiatives that strengthen TCO, support continuous improvement, foster innovation, and reduce supply chain risk.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs, audits, and corrective actions while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in the fields of supply chain, production engineering or project management and preferable experience of operations.
• Strong negotiation skills and working knowledge of procurement and contractual law.
• Excellent understanding of contractual requirements, business systems, and supply chain processes.
• Determined, resilient and able to be courageous in their pursuit of establishing a new function appropriate to the BU requirement.
• Innovation or other early-stage business creation experience where a frontier mentality and ability to work with basic requirements are turned into a strategic vision, with the ability to change rapidly as business intelligence is gathered.

• Professional certifications in Purchasing or Supply Chain.
• Master’s degree in Business or a related field.
• Previous experience of creating a new business supply chain of complex components in Mechanical, Electronic and Software

In Return Moog can offer you:
You'll have access to career progression opportunities and learning and development programs that will empower you to grow both personally and professionally.
Enjoy a comprehensive Flexible Benefits Package, 33 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays), Private Medical Insurance, access to mental health support and expert financial advice. You'll also benefit from free parking, access to electric car charging, an onsite gym, Generous Life Assurance, a Company Pension Contribution starting at 6%, an Employee Share Option, and flexible hybrid working arrangements.
 
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