Means & Methods Lead
Datum: 11 mars 2025
Placering: Trollhattan, SE
Företag: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
- Analytics
- Support the site leadership team and buyers with data to monitor and develop site Procurement Operations processes, ensuring master data are maintained within the Procurement function.
- Custodian of all function KPIs and master data
- Process and project
- Key site interface with the Global Procurement Means & Methods team. Supports the setting of requirements for means and methods improvement projects and defining and implementing global procurement standards.
- Leading functional excellence with regards to ERP processes and purchasing means & methods within the site
- Training of the function in relation to MRP and purchasing process excellence
- Leads local process improvement projects
- Own the local procurement process in the site BMS system/quality system manual
- Ensure local BMS system/quality system manual is updated from and adheres to internal (global procurement standards) and external demands (Authorities, Customers etc)
- Interface with the Global / Regional Procurement Means & Methods function and site Procurement team to support development of Global Procurement means & methods.
- Accountable for the accuracy and integrity of all procured parts master data including vendor records and quality records.
- Responsible for forecasting, validating and tracking of inventory levels within Procurement Operations.
- Provide support and coaching for procurement staff regarding any Procurement systems, MRP data or functionality queries or problems.
- Accountable for weekly data audits for procurement operations to enable data to be cleansed and monitored by appropriate KPIs.
- Responsible for the accuracy of reporting stock held at suppliers.
- Responsible for ensuring that the demand signal flowing from the Supply Chain function into the supplier is accurate, where any demand issues occur within procurement, leading the activity to rectify.
- Supporting the achievement of On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery from suppliers, through reporting and performing corrective actions to ensure a robust demand signal from the business.
- Development and delivery of continuous improvement plans for Procurement Operations processes;
Job Qualifications
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
