With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advance composite materials, including carbon fibre, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&D centres around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”
Hexcel is currently seeking a Supply Chain Network Manager (Core and Engineered Products) for our Duxford, UK location.
The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:
- Oversee short to long-range planning processes to ensure all key resources, facilities, materials, work-in-progress and finished goods strategies are developed to support the customer service requirements of the business.
- Drive the development and implementation of analytical tools to improve site-level inventory modelling and inter-company material flows. Collaborate with the site Materials Managers and Supply Chain Director to develop appropriate replenishment strategies for all raw material, intermediate, and finished goods inventories.
- Ensure >95% On-Time Despatch through proactive supply chain management and collaboration across all commercial and operational parts of the business.
- Support the implementation of common Quality Management Systems to align with Group best practices, helping sites to qualify for customer quality certification (Aero Excellence).
- Develop a data-driven approach to drive supply chain improvements, leading project teams to support efficiency and growth over the 5-year STRAP horizon.
- Collaborate with the commercial community to ensure the implications of demand through the supply chain are fully understood, communicated and managed.
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate multiple business options and impacts.
- Manage and ensure active participation in the S&OP process to ensure complete alignment of supply and demand through the extended supply chain.
Qualifications:
- University degree or equivalent professional experience in Business, Engineering or Finance.
- Analytical skills, ability to collate large amounts of data, analyse the information and draw conclusions.
- Strong experience using ERP systems.
- Management experience within a manufacturing organisation, with either a background in Operations or a close working interface with production teams.
- A background working with industry-wide quality management systems (cf. automotive, medical device, food safety…)
- Ability to drive change management and influence stakeholders across all levels and disciplines.
- Experience in leading improvement projects at manufacturing sites.
- Ability to handle competing priorities within a matrix organisation.
- APICS certification or equivalent qualification desirable.
- Willing to travel up to 25% of the time.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the country where the position is based. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fibre, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.
