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<p>Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.</p><p></p><p>An exciting new opportunity has arisen within the Boeing UK Fixed Wing Supply Chain Execution team for a Supply Chain Specialist - Asset Manager on the P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft programme who will support end users through the fulfillment of materiel demands. This role will be responsible for the day-to-day support and management of assigned parts, liaison with internal and external customers of demand priority/criticality and process implementation of a new programme into the UK. The successful candidate will need to be proactive, agile thinker able to solve complex problems alongside a number of functions to develop and form the strategic supply chain approach for Fixed Wing programmes. </p><p><p>Responsible to the Supply Chain Execution Manager, you will carry out applicable duties and will be aware of, and follow, Boeing's stringent safety procedures and processes.</p><p><p>Position responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Provide resolution of spares inabilities through to satisfaction, providing forecast availability dates to the customer.</li><li>Analyse post production supply chain data to define reorder points and quantities and coordinates for economy of purchases.</li><li>Ensure all spares and material are monitored to initiate redistribution actions to ensure they are in the right place at the right at time.</li><li>Manage supplier and/or customer data regarding products or services to include repair capabilities, capacity and performs assessment of configuration change impact to supply support system.</li><li>Creating innovative supply solutions for requirements not immediately available through life repair and maintenance of assigned aircraft parts.</li><li>Reviews applicability of warranties to allocate costs.</li><li>Identifies and resolves customer supply chain management issues and discrepancies.</li><li>Identifies Supply Chain alternatives to resolve obsolescence issues.</li><li>Track and monitor aircraft warranty/repairable parts throughout the reverse supply chain.</li><li>Create, maintain and submit required reports/metrics that would be used as performance reports provided to the RAF.</li><li>Process all materiel for entering the reverse supply chain on Boeing Log IS and produce any necessary paperwork.</li><li>Supports Company and customer safety processes and procedures by identifying and reporting safety concerns to preclude injury or hardware damage.</li><li>Apply inventory optimisation principles to streamline holdings of slow/non-moving parts.</li><li>Apply Continuous Improvement methodologies to seek opportunities to deliver best value for money to the programme</li><li>Ensure all areas of responsibility are clean and tidy at all times.</li><li>Develop productive working relationships with both colleagues and customers.</li><li>Effectively deal with any queries, correspondence or return of non-conforming spares.</li><li>To carryout/assist in other Supply duties as required by the Supply Chain Execution Manager or the Logistic Team Leader.</li><li>Able to follow standard operating procedures and work in a methodical, tidy and safe manner.</li><li>Support the Supply Chain Execution Manager or Logistic Team Leader with the implementation of Company Policy and Procedure.</li><li>Support and promote Continuous Improvement and Employee Involvement (EI) projects.</li><li>Through the generation sound CI and cost saving methodologies to seek opportunities to best deliver value for money to the programme and the customer.</li><li>Create, maintain and submit contractually required metrics and performance reports to ensure full adherence to our agreed Business key performance indicator's.</li><li>Perform on-call duties as required on a 24 hour 7 days a week rota basis.</li></ul><p><p>Key interfaces include: </p><ul><li>Liaison with other UK Supply Chain functions (Strategic, Supplier Management and Procurement and Tactical Asset Managers).</li><li>Ministry of Defence personnel for the receipt and delivery of aircraft spares.</li><li>Boeing engineering & quality teams to assist with the management of repairable and non-conforming parts.</li><li>Supply Chain employees at dispersed locations throughout the Boeing Defence UK entities</li><li>Attend/host internal meetings as necessary.</li><li>Travel to external training events or meetings with suppliers and customers as required and approved by the Supply Chain Execution Manager.</li></ul><p><p>Required skills / experience:</p><ul><li>Must have experience of supply chain related activities & operations, ideally within the aviation/defence industry in a fast-paced working environment.</li><li>Flexible, highly motivated with a pro-active approach to assigned duties.</li><li>Able to work within a small and dynamic team.</li><li>Possess advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word. Excel and PowerPoint).</li><li>Demonstrate sound communication skills to deal with all customers and colleagues.</li></ul><p><p>Preferred experience:</p><ul><li>Experience working with Military Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI), Government On-Line Data (GOLD) and Warehouse-On-Web (WOW) software would be an advantageous but not essential.</li><li>Chartered Institute of Procurement Supply qualifications would be advantageous</li></ul><p><p><b>This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to obtain, Security Clearance (SC).</b></p><p><p><b>Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.</b></p><p><p><b>Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.</b></p><p><b>Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.</b></p><p><p>