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About the Role
We are seeking a Head of Material Efficiency Tools to lead the development of a new strategic capability focused on material efficiency, supply chain optimisation and inventory performance across a leading airline group. This is a build-and-transform role at the intersection of Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Procurement, Logistics, Maintenance and Digital Transformation. The successful candidate will act as a Subject Matter Expert and strategic leader, helping define material efficiency, assessing current inventory, planning, procurement and logistics processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and shaping the digital tools and solutions required to deliver measurable business impact. The area is at an early stage of development, providing the opportunity to shape the strategy, define the roadmap and build a new capability from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Define and develop the Group's Material Efficiency and Supply Chain Transformation roadmap.
- Assess existing inventory, planning, procurement and logistics processes across the Group and identify opportunities for optimisation.
- Identify key business challenges, inefficiencies and gaps in current material management practices.
- Define and prioritise use cases for inventory optimisation, stock dimensioning, demand forecasting, procurement efficiency and supply chain performance.
- Work with the AI Lab, data scientists and technology teams to translate operational requirements into practical digital and AI-enabled solutions.
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert for supply chain and material efficiency throughout the development of new tools and solutions.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, Maintenance and Digital/Technology teams.
- Develop methodologies, processes and frameworks that can be scaled across multiple operating companies (OpCos).
- Drive stakeholder engagement and change management to ensure adoption of new tools and ways of working.
- Establish and monitor KPIs to demonstrate improvements in inventory levels, cost efficiency, planning effectiveness, procurement performance and operational reliability.
- Identify opportunities to leverage best practices and innovative approaches from other industries and sectors.
- Build and develop the Material Efficiency capability as the function matures.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Business or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Material Planning, Procurement, Logistics or Operations.
- Proven experience in areas such as inventory optimisation, stock dimensioning, demand planning, procurement efficiency or supply chain transformation.
- Experience leading or contributing to transformation, optimisation, digitalisation or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong ability to work across operational and technology teams and translate business requirements into practical solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate complex technical and business concepts clearly to senior stakeholders across the Group.
Skills
- Experience leading transformation or optimisation programmes
- Engineering or technical background
- Strong Supply Chain / Inventory / Procurement expertise
- Experience in a complex industrial environment
- Experience with inventory optimisation and material planning
- Exposure to Lean or operational excellence
- Consulting or project-based transformation experience
- Exposure to aviation or aerospace would be an advantage
- Experience working with digital, AI or advanced analytical solutions
- Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to work hands-on with operational teams.
Location
- multiple locations
Work Type
- full-time
Experience Level
- Head of
Education Level
- Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Business or a related discipline.
Benefits
- health insurance
- pension
- performance bonuses
About the Company
- We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky.
- IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems across IAG.
- Each operating company benefits from the Transform centralised model, driving efficiencies, automation, and economies of scale.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law