What you’ll be doing

You will take a lead role in setting and governing inventory strategy and controls across maintenance and inflight materials. This includes:

• Defining and maintaining inventory policies, including safety stock settings, replenishment parameters and review cycles
• Monitoring performance against targets for availability, turns, ageing and obsolescence, and providing clear reporting to senior Supply Chain leadership
• Driving optimisation initiatives to reduce inventory holding costs while protecting operational readiness
• Leading the identification and classification of surplus and obsolete inventory
• Working closely with Procurement to manage expressions of interest, RFQ and RFP processes for the sale of surplus and obsolete materials
• Overseeing contract execution, logistics coordination and financial reconciliation for inventory disposals
• Ensuring strong governance, audit compliance and data integrity across inventory processes and systems
• Supporting and coaching planners and analysts to lift capability and consistency in inventory management practices
• Partnering with Master Data and system teams to strengthen parameter accuracy and process discipline

This is a senior specialist role with cross-functional influence and accountability for improving stock health across the enterprise.

What you’ll bring



• At least seven years’ experience in supply chain or inventory management, ideally in aviation, engineering or complex maintenance environments
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems and inventory control methodologies (SAP preferred)
• Demonstrated experience setting inventory policies and leading performance improvement initiatives
• Proven capability working with Procurement on structured RFP/RFQ processes and contract management
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret large data sets and translate insights into practical actions
• Confidence presenting to senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes across operational and commercial teams
• A disciplined, structured approach with a strong focus on governance and financial control.