Key responsibilities and duties:
Lead the Supply Chain teams/departments, ensuring regular communication to make them aware of priorities, targets and operational requirements
Direct management responsibility for Supply Chain teams within Fleetlands Engines, Portsmouth programmes (GE, M250, APU), International Shipping, and Central Procurement.
Provide full governance and support for UK Supply Chain, located across all five UK sites. Provide support as necessary for other Europe facilities.
Management of staff resources in accordance with the business requirements, all within budget and service standards
Provide advice and guidance on security, import/export regulations, logistics, space utilization, transport costs etc.
Plan for and execute cycle counting on all stock holdings
Manage inventory levels in line with business requirements and within set AOP budgets.
Ensure all Supply Chain policies & procedures are maintained and legally compliant
Work closely with business units to ensure that operational requirements are achieved to cost, quality and target dates.
In liaison with StandardAero Corporate, negotiate favourable terms, volume discounts and long term contracts with suppliers and prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders.
Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organisation policy and discuss defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiate refunds.
Monitor purchases on a monthly basis, ensuring compliance with current authorisation requirements.
Provision of any statistical data to senior management, as required
Identify Risks and Opportunities and remove any unnecessary expenditure.
Collaboratively develop plans with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of targets, improve supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement plans across spend
Actively contribute to Continuous Improvement within the Supply Chain/Logistics department.
Carry out any further activities in support of the business, as required.
Adherence to Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals.
Negotiate and agree terms and conditions with suppliers, setting up Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or Contracts as necessary, and ensuring compliance through contract life.
Ensure implementation and compliance to all StandardAero group and corporate policies, and full reporting of all KPIs/Metrics.
Development, mentoring and training of associates within team to increase understanding, competence and skills within the Supply Chain function.
Competencies:
Core: These are relating to behaviour competencies within the role e.g. (Communication, People management, leadership etc skills)
Highly customer focused and results oriented
Assertive, resilient and change focused
Self-aware, adaptive and optimistic
Natural leader with the ability to motivate and develop others
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Good IT skills, in particular, knowledge of procurement systems, and Microsoft Excel
Analytical and numerical
Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
Good planning skills and able to meet targets and deadlines
Excellent attention to detail skills
Proven track record/Experience of Transformation and Experience of leading a large team with results
Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:
Degree educated in Supply Chain Management; and/or
CIPS qualified
Organisational Relationships:
- Reporting to Engines SMT Director Engines
Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:
Essential: These are vital to be able to perform the role and will be used as selection criteria during recruitment process
Degree educated in Supply Chain Management; and/or
CIPS qualified
Experience:
Working within a Supply Chain in an Aerospace MRO environment
Good understanding of certification requirements, especially with regards to EASA, CAA, FAA, and Military requirements
Knowledge of Cap-Ex Purchasing and Equipment Purchases
Proven contract negotiation skills
Knowledge and understanding of consumables – relating to both indirect business requirements, and supply of chemicals or other consumables for other direct product requirements
Knowledge and understanding of REACH regulations
Knowledge and understanding of lean techniques may be advantageous
Skills Required
- Degree in Supply Chain Management or CIPS qualified
- Experience in Aerospace MRO environment
- Knowledge of EASA, CAA, FAA compliance
- Proven contract negotiation skills
- Understanding of Cap-Ex Purchasing
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
