Senior Material Supplier

Overview

In this role, you will manage material support for dispatch, inspections, picking, tool stores, and unserviceable components, while overseeing procurement and line-materials for aircraft spares. You will collaborate with multiple departments to ensure timely orders, accurate paperwork, and adherence to SLAs, contributing to safe, efficient aviation operations. The position sits at our Gatwick Line Station, with a focus on cost control, compliance, and timely delivery. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that drives operational excellence in supply and logistics.

Pay / Benefits

• Fantastic holiday benefits
• Health and Wellbeing support
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Excellent foreign exchange rates
• Opportunities for travel or relocation assistance

Responsibilities

• Manual handling, receiving, storing, shipping, and control of materials
• Operational logistics support and procurement of aircraft spare parts and line materials
• Monitor task progress to meet timescales and budgets
• Produce AMOS orders in line with procedures
• Challenge inappropriate or unapproved material requests
• Complete all paperwork accurately and timely
• Maintain shift handover log and liaise with other departments
• Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met
• Manage loans and exchanges; minimize surplus/waste
• Operate company vehicles and forklift

Key requirements

• Aviation background or equivalent with supply chain experience
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of engineering systems (AMOS)
• Experience in raising purchase orders, invoicing, goods receipt, despatch, inventory management, and local store audits
• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative; self-motivated
• Confident in presenting to stakeholders across a wide engineering organization
• Cost control, compliance, process efficiency, and procedure adherence
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours and travel to support operations

• Teamwork
• Self-motivation
• Effective communication
• AMOS knowledge
• Purchase order creation and invoicing
• Goods receipt and despatch

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