Aerospace Procurement Project Lead — Hybrid (Brighton)

Matchtech; England; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is recruiting a Procurement Project Lead for a reputable defence client in Brighton. The role covers procurement and supplier management across the programme lifecycle, with 6-month contract and hybrid working (1–2 days on site).

You will own supplier activities across NPI, industrialisation, production and sustainment, driving performance, readiness for milestones and contractual negotiations, while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and BPSS/SC clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Procurement/supply chain experience in aerospace/defence.
• Proven track record in supporting complex engineering programmes.
• Strong supplier performance management and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience AS9102 FAI and APQP/PPAP methodologies.
• Knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, BOMs and TDPs.
• Experience supporting NPI and production environments.
• Ability to manage technical, commercial, and operational supplier challenges.
• Negotiations and contract management experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Leading procurement and supplier management across NPI, industrialisation, production and sustainment phases.
• Acting as the primary procurement interface between Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Programme Management and suppliers.
• Driving supplier performance across quality, cost, delivery and technical compliance metrics.
• Managing supplier readiness for key programme milestones, including Design Reviews, Qualification Activities and AS9102 First Article Inspection.
• Supporting supplier selection, RFQ activities, contract negotiations and award processes.
• Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks, including capacity challenges, long lead-time materials and sole-source dependencies.
• Working closely with Supplier Quality Engineers to resolve non-conformances, drive corrective actions and implement supplier recovery plans.
• Expediting critical deliveries and proactively managing supply issues to maintain programme schedules.
• Providing clear reporting on supplier performance, programme risks and recovery actions to key stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier mgmt

APQP/PPAP

AS9102

GD&T

BOMs/TDPs

Stakeholder mgmt

Contract neg

Job description

Matchtech is recruiting a Procurement Project Lead for a reputable defence client in Brighton. The role covers procurement and supplier management across the programme lifecycle, with 6-month contract and hybrid working (1–2 days on site).

You will own supplier activities across NPI, industrialisation, production and sustainment, driving performance, readiness for milestones and contractual negotiations, while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and BPSS/SC clearance eligibility.