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. Job Summary
Responsible for supplier order processing
Management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements
Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring on-time delivery in line with operational performance requirements from (international) suppliers
Responsible for supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
Responsible for the daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules
Management of suppliers to ensure that they can deliver against committed orders, against Fokker forecast, identification of supply risk, constraints and bottleneck, escalating where required
Maintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS
Responsible for ongoing supplier performance improvement
Responsible for the supplier relationship and daily interface
Responsible for ensuring multi-functional team reviews are taking place with key suppliers
Daily communication with internal stakeholders; for example, production scheduling and the logistics department
Responsible for adherence to standard procurement processes
Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to ensure that supplier performance is communicated to all levels of the supplier organization and is regularly reviewed as part of multi-functional team reviews
Support quality department on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims, ensuring that non-conformities do not impact production
Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing any invoice queries
Support Procurement Management and Senior buyers on supplier performance management
Job Qualifications
MBO+ or HBO educational level with 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles
MS Office literacy, especially in Excel
MRP experience is preferred
Ability to build relationships within a known supplier network and strong commercial insight.
You demonstrate analytical thinking, decisiveness, customer focus, environmental awareness, and organizational sensitivity
Professional proficiency in English
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
Proactive attitude in managing your order book
What Do We Offer We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. Furthermore, we will offer you:
A gross monthly salary based on the CLA Metalektro Grade J and in line with your experience and qualifications,
8% holiday allowance,
40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (27holidays and 13 ADV days),
An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.
Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. How To Apply Are you interested in the position and do you meet the requirements? Please apply online by sending us a Cover Letter and your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. If you have any questions you can reach out to Ioanna Dimitriadi - Talent Acquisition Specialist via 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.