Material Controller - Team Leader Heathrow, England
Job description
This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else.
Great journeys require first-class aircraft. That’s why our world class engineering function is so important to the British Airways customer experience. In our team, you get to work in unrivalled facilities on one of the most diverse fleets around. Get ready to push your engineering skills to ensure our customers fly in the safest, most reliable aircraft in the skies.
In return for keeping our fleet at the forefront of the sector, you’ll receive great rewards and lots of scope to develop your engineering skills and progress your career.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Material Controller Team Leader in the Supply Chain Rotable Inventory team. This is an incredibly varied role involving working collaboratively with all our internal stakeholders as well as multiple external suppliers globally.
The Material Controller Team Leader for Rotable Inventory is responsible for managing a wide team of buyers and Material Controllers who are accountable for the end to end process of delivering material required for both planned and unplanned maintenance in the UK and at various worldwide MROs. Your key stakeholders will be our technical, planning and quality teams and due to the operational nature of the role you will also need to be able to work collaboratively with production. You will need strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as good analytical capability. Team management experience would be an advantage as would previous procurement or buying experience.
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
