Supply Chain Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Burnley
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Management & Operations
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SKILLS

Supply Chain Management Project Management ERP Systems Risk Management Stakeholder Management MRPII Digital Transformation Process Improvement

FULL DESCRIPTION

Supply Chain Project Manager

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] - Burnley, England, United Kingdom | Full-time | On-site | Mid-Senior level

About [Employer hidden]

[Employer hidden] - Here, we craft excellence together. At [Employer hidden], excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Benefits

  • 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm Finish on Fridays
  • 10% employer pension contribution
  • 25 days' holiday + bank holidays plus the option to buy an additional 5 days
  • 4X life insurance
  • BUPA private medical insurance plan
  • Option to purchase [Employer hidden] shares with additional free shares
  • Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme

Key Responsibilities

Transformation Leadership

  • Implement the Supply Chain transformation plan aligned to both local and global Supply Chain Strategy
  • Own the transformation roadmaps, KPIs, and success measures

Supply Chain Excellence

  • Drive supply chain improvements identified from the Supply Chain 4.0 initiatives
  • Implement digital tools and platforms
  • Improve data accuracy, planning discipline, and real time analytics
  • Champion automation, predictive analytics, and supply chain digitisation projects

Operational Excellence

  • Effective leadership to deploy the business vision, SMART objectives & KPI's across the Supply Chain organisation and as part of the UK executive team
  • Deliver the supply chain transformation goals: 1. Execute the end state vision for an integrated, resilient, and data driven supply chain 2. Execute the multi year roadmap: digitalisation, process optimisation, and organisational capability building 3. Champion digital solutions ensuring solutions are adopted by teams and embedded into day to day operations

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Build confidence within [Employer hidden] Nacelles Supply Chain global team, managing transformation progress with a collaborative approach to identify and manage risks

Project Management

  • Manage complex, cross functional projects from scoping through to execution and benefits realisation
  • Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and communication to support transformation readiness
  • Act as a key influencer to embed a culture of operational excellence

What You'll Bring

  • Proven leadership across planning, procurement, logistics, supply management and inventory control
  • Experience within end to end supply chain multi site or global organisation.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and analysis trends to improve core KPIs
  • Detailed vision of the production processes and the company's supply chain
  • Proficiency in the MRPII process
  • Team management in a matrix environment
  • Be capable of communicating with an English speaking UAP/Supplier, both verbally and in writing
  • APICS CPIM or working towards or other relevant business qualification.

At [Employer hidden], we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone. We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

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