Obsolescence Manager

Morson Group; Loudwater, Greenford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

TOIL

Flexible working hours

1pm finish on Friday

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Casual dress

25 days holiday

Christmas shutdown

Holiday buy/sell

Private health care (salary sacrifice)

Dental care (salary sacrifice)

Critical illness cover (salary sacrif)

Discounts at online stores

Life cover 4x salary

Pension 5% employer / 4% employee

Job summary

Ultra Maritime is seeking an Obsolescence Manager to lead work packages and drive obsolescence mitigation for maritime defence projects. You will coordinate across functions, manage lifecycle data in ERP, and ensure compliance with evolving legislation while supporting engineering teams.

The role sits in the Support Engineering Function, with hybrid working from Loudwater or Greenford and potential cross-project exposure across a range of high-value contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience in obsolescence management within defence or aviation environments.
• Familiarity with component legislation and lifecycle risk management.
• Knowledge of PMRP tools and SQL database usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead obsolescence work packages and coordinate cross-functional inputs.
• Identify, monitor and mitigate obsolescence across product lines.
• Manage lifecycle data in ERP and support engineering users.

Skills

Obsolescence management

Cross-functional work

Lifecycle management

Component engineering

ERP/SQL

Education

HNC/HND or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Mechanical

Tools

PMRP tools (IFS)

SQL database

Job description

Protecting What Matters. Powering the Future of Naval Technology.

Ultra Maritime is a global leader in advanced maritime defence solutions. We operate at the forefront of innovation, delivering technologies that protect lives, secure nations, and enable a safer, more sustainable world.

Ultra Maritime has an exciting opportunity for an obsolescence manager to contribute and lead obsolescence work packages for some of Ultra’s leading support projects. In this role you can be hybrid working, with their home site being our Loudwater or Greenford locations. The home of this role shall be within the Support Engineering Function, reporting to the In-Service Support functional manager.

In this role you will be specialising in Maritime Defence projects, that range from tens of £k to several £M, we will provide the successful engineer the opportunity to grow and develop their skills across a wide range of projects. Naturally you will be comfortable sharing workloads with others and able to work closely with the wider team to achieve team goals.

We trust and empower each other, we love to celebrate success and we win as a team. Together, we embrace change and we’re never satisfied until we’ve done what we said we’ll do. In this role you join a component management team working together to provide management and maintenance of the component database and mitigation of obsolescence and compliance issues.

Ideally you will be familiar with the defence industry or have demonstrable skills in obsolescence management. The ideal candidate will have a background in component engineering.

Key Responsibilities as an Obsolescence Manager

• Working with product line support functions to support their component and obsolescence management activities, including:
• Obsolescence identification, monitoring across the product line, and supporting mitigation/resolution activities.
• Leading obsolescence work packages and coordinating cross-functional inputs to ensure timely delivery.
• Management of the ERP database (with respect to lifecycle and obsolescence data) and providing support to its engineering users.
• Carrying out all activities in accordance with appropriate engineering processes and procedures.
• Monitoring obsolescence across assigned product lines and producing regular obsolescence reports to keep customers informed.
• Playing a key role in delivering the assigned product line’s obsolescence management strategy, ensuring proactive lifecycle risk management.
• Assisting in component selection to meet specific customer requirements (and relevant standards), with consideration of lifecycle status and long-term availability.
• Keeping abreast of current legislation (and upcoming changes), ensuring it is adhered to within your own work and instructing/reviewing others to ensure they meet the requirements.
• Responsible for providing planning and estimation input to Project Managers at the kick-off of new projects, particularly in relation to obsolescence risk.
• Freedom to take on the responsibility to update/amend processes/procedures followed by the team as changes to legislation, lifecycle risks or cost/time improvement opportunities are identified.
• To identify and support other departments in the resolution of qualification, compliance, safety and obsolescence-related issues.
• To lead and support component and obsolescence risk identification and mitigation activities for assigned product line.
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior Engineers in obsolescence best practice.
• Liaising with both internal departments and external suppliers regarding lifecycle status, last-time buys and alternative parts to assist with obsolescence resolution strategies.
• Demonstrable experience in leading work packages and working closely within a cross-functional team environment.

Skills, Qualification and Experience as an Obsolescence Manager

• HNC/HND or Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electronics/Mechanical or a relevant subject.
• Good knowledge/understanding of component legislation, materials safety standards and obsolescence management principles.
• Experience of the whole product lifecycle within a defence or aviation environment, including proactive obsolescence management.
• Knowledge of Component Engineering and Obsolescence Management best practices, methodologies, processes and tools.
• Familiarity with one or more PMRP tools (IFS desirable) and/or SQL database experience.
• Will require the ability to obtain SC clearance.

Benefits on offer:

• Optional 9 day fortnight
• TOIL
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working for certain job roles.
• Casual dress
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down.
• Option to buy or sell holiday.
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).