Job Description Summary

Job Description 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.

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
  
• Apply a continuous improvement/Lean mindset and be comfortable working with data.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge or experience
  
• Commercial account management experience
  
• Experience of leading projects with cross functional teams
  

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills
  
• Six Sigma/lean training
  
• Strong financial and commercial acumen
  
• Experience of working with eCommerce platforms, particularly in a business to business setup.
  
• Understanding of MRP logic, preferably Oracle (Finance, Material and Sales Modules)
  

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.

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
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61212/hmg-personnel-security-controls.pdf

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Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No