Senior Leader, Supplier Performance & Improvement

Bombardier; Westerham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier’s London-based Business Aircraft Service Centre at Biggin Hill seeks a Leader, Supply Chain to drive supplier performance and improvements. You will oversee metrics, evaluations, and supplier development while coordinating with procurement, QA, and cross-functional teams to meet quality and delivery targets.

You will bring 15+ years in supplier management, strong data analysis, and proven leadership to guide a growing analytics team and optimize supplier performance across the UK

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in supplier management focusing on performance improvement.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field; MBA/PMP preferred.
• Strong soft skills with empathy and patience; proven people management experience.
• Experience leading supplier performance analysts and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and changing priorities.
• Advanced data analysis skills to derive actionable insights and reports.
• Solid project management skills to plan, execute and track improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with suppliers and internal teams.
• Experience in risk management, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and evaluation criteria.
• Conduct regular supplier performance evaluations and report feedback to suppliers and stakeholders.
• Design interventions to improve supplier performance, including corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with procurement and QA to ensure contractual compliance and quality.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risk related to quality, delivery and cost.
• Align supplier performance with business objectives through cross-functional teamwork.
• Maintain records of performance data, improvement initiatives, and risk activities.
• Build strong supplier relationships to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Lead and mentor a team of supplier performance analysts with coaching and development.

Skills

Supplier performance

Team leadership

Data analysis

Project management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

SAP

Power BI

Ariba

LeanDNA

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related

Master's degree, MBA or PMP preferred

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Ariba

LeanDNA

Job description

Bombardier’s London-based Business Aircraft Service Centre at Biggin Hill seeks a Leader, Supply Chain to drive supplier performance and improvements. You will oversee metrics, evaluations, and supplier development while coordinating with procurement, QA, and cross-functional teams to meet quality and delivery targets.

You will bring 15+ years in supplier management, strong data analysis, and proven leadership to guide a growing analytics team and optimize supplier performance across the UK