Job Description Summary

At Dowty (a GE Aerospace company) we have an exciting new 18 month fixed term contract opportunity, to work with our team onsite at our cutting edge manufacturing site in Brockworth, Glos. In this role you will be the lead for our spares distribution strategy and be accountable for the associated financial commitments to the business.

Your responsibilities will include the ongoing management and improvement of our spares eCommerce platform, managing relationships with our contracted distributers and developing processes and metrics to ensure that delivery performance, inventory levels and margins are maintained. You will also be expected to lead projects to improve and simplify existing processes, ideally via digital solutions.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Spares profit and loss, including forecasting of future sales to support strategic business planning

• Manage the Dowty eCommerce platform, making recommendations for (and leading the implementation of) improvements and/or new technology

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop other digital tools and solutions

• Manage the relationship between contracted spares distributors and the Dowty business ensuring the needs of the Dowty business are met

• Establish and manage key business processes and metrics related to spares distribution

• Lead the strategy for spares pricing, proposals, development and updates of catalogues using sound commercial judgement

• Be a key stakeholder in the Dowty S&OP process to direct material planning to ensure customer delivery performance, inventory and sales targets are met

• Act as point of escalation within Dowty for the civil spares distribution account for a range of issues including payment, delivery, materials allocation and quality issues

• Lead co-ordination of the business AOG spare parts service to ensure continuous service to customers.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience of working with eCommerce platforms, particularly in a business to business setup

• Understanding of MRP logic, preferably Oracle (Finance, Material and Sales Modules)

• Commercial account management experience

• Experience of leading projects with cross functional teams

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Six Sigma/lean training

• Strong financial and commercial acumen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge or experience.

Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward.  Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;

• Non-contributory Pension          

• Life Assurance

• Group income protection            

• Private medical cover    

• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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