Procurement Project Specialist

Purpose As a Project Specialist, you will be a Procurement focal for all delivery and quality aspects for a defined group of suppliers, production cells and customer programmes, responsible for coordinating and managing Procurement activities to achieve two key objectives; enable operational flow and achieve customer (programme) delivery milestones. Working cross-functionally will be a key success factor for this role, with support and attendance essential at production cell daily stand-ups and regular customer (programme) reviews. In addition, collaborating closely with Commodity buyers will be a fundamental element of the role, to ensure the Project Specialist is fully enabled and empowered to identify and mitigate delivery risk, and manage and resolve delivery issues, across ACS UK OEM and AFM (Spares) demands, in a thriving NPI production environment. A key aspect will therefore also be establishing effective supplier relationships and driving supplier performance, particularly in delivery and quality activities. Key Responsibilities - A Procurement focal for all delivery and quality aspects within a defined group of suppliers, production cells and customer programmes - Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations and Programmes, including support and attendance at production cell daily stand-ups and regular customer (programme) reviews - Identify and mitigate supply chain delivery risks, which otherwise might impact operational flow and / or attainment of customer ..... full job details .....