Deputy Director

**Job Title: Deputy Director - Tornado Support Service**

**Salary: Competitive**

**Location: Dhahran**

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**JOB PURPOSE**

BAE Systems is the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia. We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft and train RSAF personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons.

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Saudi Maintenance and Supply Chain Management Company (SMSCMC), a BAE Systems majority owned joint venture Company. The successful individual will be working for a company at the forefront of BAE Systems’ commitment to industrialise the supply chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Working across the SMSCMC Functions and Project Teams will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the development and growth of SMSCMC in KSA.

Reporting into the Supply Chain Delivery Director, the Deputy Supply Chain Delivery Director holds secondary responsibility for leading and managing all supply chain bid, operational and project activities and interfaces between SMSCMC and the Customer and supplier communities. This will include strategic planning, budgeting, direction, organisation, management and delivery of all elements of the Programme including negotiating with customers and internal & external vendors.

**JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES**

Effective development, leadership and implementation of a supply chain programme strategy which enables the business to:

- Support a multi-functional IPT to deliver the supply chain activities for the programme across multiple locations (Dhahran, and UK)
- Deliver shareholder value and financial salient across a portfolio
- Deliver the contract key performance measures to deliver aircraft availability requirements. Key measures are as follows: Non Mission Capable Supply (NMCS), Off the Shelf Satisfaction Rate (OTSSR), Repair Turn Around Times, Inventory health, asset availability and Schedule Adherence
- Deliver safe and sustainable operations at all locations and embed exemplary safety culture
- Deliver the company strategy and underlying objectives thereby satisfying customer and financial performance targets
- Support the delivery saudisation targets in line with the contract requirements
- Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and measurement criteria necessary to drive a consistent, disciplined and controlled approach to project delivery
- Support the delivery of SMSCMC strategy related to the Supply chain programme
- Demonstrate strong leadership and partnering across all stakeholder group. RSAF Project Office, RSAF headquarters, BAESSA prime contracting office, On base Senior Leadership team, SMSCMC Senior Leadership Team, and Panavia Board representatives.
- Exhibit a ‘one team’ approach to maximise the collective output from the enterprise
- Deliver all the Lifecycle Management requirements for the portfolio and demonstrate exemplary control of the project management baseline
- Coordinate the input from and integrate supporting functions (Commercial and Procurement, Engineering, Finance, Governance, Business Winning etc) ensuring project activities are appropriately resourced at all times;
- Ensure effective communication of supply chain activities across the business and stakeholder community.
- The job holder may be required to represent the Company, alone or in conjunction with the Supply Chain Delivery Director /other members of the senior management team as required, on Ministry of Defence matters relating to the programmes of SMSCMC. Experience of participating in senior forums will be advantageous.

**RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION**

Essential:

- An entrepreneurial and strategic thinker comfortable working with complexity, ambiguity, tension and flexible boundaries;
- An extensive and broad knowledge of supply chain management in the defence and/or commercial sector;
- An excellent understanding of the Ministry of Defence, the Armed Forces and other key stakeholders, within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and methods of operation including budgeting and procurement approaches;
- Experienced in the planning and implementation of large complex projects involving multiple stakeholders;
- The job holder will be expected to be pragmatic and flexible in their approach to both management of people and the role. Must be comfortable working across boundaries often found in larger organisations;
- Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills required including the ability to motivate and inspire others at varying levels;
- Outstand