Aerospace Program Manager

Simpson Recruitment Services; Newport; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join their international team in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a background in aerospace or highly regulated engineering environments. In this role, you will lead customer relationships, operational performance, and financial aspects across programmes. Responsibilities include managing accounts, ensuring profitability, and driving growth. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship across assigned aerospace accounts, building deep, trusted partnerships.
• Lead the customer-focused team to deliver outstanding service and identify growth opportunities.
• Maintain strong gross margin and operating profit across programmes.
• Produce accurate revenue, order intake and order book forecasting.

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager with a background in aerospace or other highly regulated engineering environments to join our international team.

This role sits at the centre of our customer relationships, operational performance, and commercial delivery and is perfect for someone who thrives on ownership, pace, and accountability.

As the primary customer interface, you’ll lead all operational and financial aspects of assigned programmes: costs, pricing, profitability, working capital, delivery, and customer satisfaction. You will work closely with the Head of Programmes while driving growth across customer divisions and sites.

What You’ll Lead

Customer & Growth

• Own the relationship across assigned aerospace accounts, building deep, trusted partnerships.
• Lead the customer-focused team to deliver outstanding service and identify growth opportunities.
• Use CRM and ERP tools to manage the customer lifecycle and elevate NPS.
• Understand customer operations, industry pressures, and long-term value drivers.

Financial & Commercial Performance

• Maintain strong gross margin and operating profit across programmes.
• Ensure EFACS, CRM and all business systems are accurate and up to date.
• Produce accurate revenue, order intake and order book forecasting.
• Resolve pricing issues quickly and transparently.

Working Capital & Risk

Manage receivables, cash flow, excess / obsolete material clai...