Head of Supply Chain (UK)

Help build Europe’s hypersonic capability At Hypersonica, we are building sovereign European hypersonic capability at a pace rarely seen in traditional aerospace and defence. We are looking for a Head of Supply Chain, UK to build and own the supply-chain capability behind our UK operations. You will be responsible for supply-chain operations across the UK, building the suppliers, commercial relationships, processes and team required to support increasingly complex development, manufacturing and flight programmes.

This is not a role where you inherit a mature procurement organisation or an established approved supplier list. Some suppliers will need to be found. Some will need to be developed.

Requirements

will evolve quickly. Some components will have very few credible sources. And occasionally the programme will need something that nobody has bought before. Your job is to make sure that does not stop us building. You will work directly with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Programmes and Operations, getting close enough to the technical problem to understand what we genuinely need and commercially sharp enough to find the best route to delivering it.

This is a regional leadership role responsible for operations in the UK. Travel to suppliers, test locations and other Hypersonica sites may be required depending on programme needs, your location and the future development of the company. We need someone who can build the function while still doing the work.