Principal Specialist Supply Chain Operations

Prattwhitney; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Principal Specialist in Supply Chain Operations to ensure compliance and integrity within their defense supply chain operations. The ideal candidate will have a relevant Bachelor’s degree and proven experience in procurement and compliance within regulated industries. Responsibilities include monitoring supplier compliance, managing risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives, while working collaboratively across departments. The position offers hybrid working based in Glenrothes or other UK sites.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a compliance, procurement, or supply chain role within a regulated industry.
• Familiarity with export control regulations and international trade compliance.
• Experience with internal and external auditing.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and management of supply chain compliance frameworks.
• Monitor compliance of key suppliers and manage risks.
• Prepare and maintain compliance reports and documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Law, Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Enterprise Resource Planning systems

Job description

Principal Specialist Supply Chain Operations page is loaded## Principal Specialist Supply Chain Operationslocations: GBR25: Home - Glenrothes, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5PYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 01810880**Date Posted:**2025-12-08**Country:**United Kingdom**Location:**GBR25: Home - Glenrothes, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5PY**Position Role Type:**Unspecified**Job Title: Principal Specialist: Supply Chain Operations****Grade:** P3**Function:** Commercial Operations**Location:** Harlow/Hybrid with 1-2 days a week on site. (Also open to Glenrothes, Livingston, Broughton, Gloucester as home sites)**Clearance:** SC**Duration:** Permanent**Hours:** Fulltime 37hrs**Raytheon UK**At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.**About the role:**This is an exciting opportunity for a meticulous and proactive **Supply Chain Operations Specialist** to support the integrity and compliance of our defence supply chain operations. This role is essential in ensuring that all procurement activities meet applicable legal, regulatory, and ethical standards, including export controls, defence procurement regulations, and internal policies.**Skills and Experience*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Supply Chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience).* Proven experience in a compliance, procurement, or supply chain role within a defence, aerospace, or similarly regulated industry.* Familiarity with export control regulations and international trade compliance.* Excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.* Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external suppliers.* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-stakes, regulated environment.* Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (e.g. SAP).* Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholder to develop a meaningful and value-added network.* Experience of internal and external auditing, and corrective action resolution.* Proven experience of problem-solving and continuous improvement* Good working knowledge of customer and supplier due diligence tools and techniques.**Desirable*** Familiarity with international and national standards (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 28000).* Experience with compliance management systems or supplier risk platforms.* Working knowledge of UK and international defence regulations and procurement standards.* Professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, ICA, NCMA).* Six sigma or other recognised continuous improvement experience.* Financial Acumen; working knowledge of programme and business financial management.* Programme management skills (Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics).* Experience with SAP S4 HANA.* Experience of Customer/Supplier Relationship Management.* Experience of Digital transformation and automation.**Responsibilities*** **Compliance Monitoring and support** + Support the implementation and manage the supply chain compliance frameworks across subcontracting and procurement activities. + Ensure successful governance / compliance of the business through routine monitoring of the application of appropriate Raytheon policies and procedures. + Lead the subcontract and supply chain functions internal and external audits and management of correct action resolution. + Contribute to the creation and maintenance of Raytheon UK’s policies and procedures, in collaboration with Internal stakeholders, Raytheon Corporate, Customers and regulatory bodies. + Support On Time Delivery (OTC) and the prompt payment of suppliers by ensuring purchase order and invoice issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner and at the root cause.* **Supplier Maintenance & Management** + Ensure successful compliance of key suppliers aligned to Raytheon policies, legal and regulatory requirements. + Support the management of risks within the supply chain by monitoring adverse media events, screening alerts, political/economic/environmental changes. + Manage the supplier onboarding process, ensuring all requirement information is available and due diligence is completed. + Monitor the Approved Vendor List (AVL) for unused vendors and work with relevant stakeholders to remove as required. + Ensure all key stake holders (e.g. Programme leads, MPM) and customers are appropriately notified of any significant risks.* **Continuous Improvement and Digital Transformation** + Project manage functional continuous improvement activities aligned to Raytheon UK’s and Supply Chains’ goals and continuous improvement strategy. + Proactively seek out improvement opportunities utilising digital transformation and automation.* **Communication, reporting and documentation** + Prepare and maintain compliance reports, dashboards, Control Tower metrics, and audit logs. + Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready at all times. + Support the function’s communications and events as required (e.g. All Hands events, Broadcast updates). + Help deliver training and awareness sessions on key compliance topics such as open order book management, export controls, anti-bribery, and modern slavery. + Act as the point of contact for compliance-related queries from Commercial, Sub-Contract and Supply Chain teams.#LI-MF1*RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.***Privacy Policy and Terms:**Click on this to read the Policy and Terms