Value Engineering Support Specialist

My client manages component repair services as well as component warranties for their clients, ensuring costs to clients are closely controlled.
As a Value Engineering Support Specialist, you will be contributing to the clients' savings associated with Value Engineering, managing warranties and guarantees and other value stream activities.

Candidates with the following experience will be prioritised for this opportunity:
Value engineering / warranty management / aerospace component repair / contract management / Engineering Expeditor / Advanced MS Excel / Excellent communication skills & customer facing experience.

Role: Value Engineering Support Specialist (Permanent role)
Industry: Aerospace
Location: Southern Berkshire, UK
Salary: From c. £30,000+ depending on experience

Main Responsibilities:

• Contact suppliers to seek clarification of workscope /pricing /warranty and challenge when a decision is unjustified. Record outcomes.
• Enforce contractual terms and recover benefits if justified.
• Manage contract TAT (Turnaround time) fixes.
• Be the go-to department for engineering/technical issues and provide subject matter expertise to other company departments.

• Using Excel functions to analyse and interpret substantial datasets.

• Assist Sales & Business Development teams with the design of strategic programmes for customer cost reduction and revenue generation.
• Apply continuous improvement to develop company processes, procedures, systems and market competitiveness (to improve the overall efficiency and ability to meet the needs of the customer).
• Generate penalty claims associated with Shop Processing Time/Turnaround Time guarantees.
• Liaise with suppliers to negotiate credits and challenge when decisions are unjustified.
• Maintaining the company Processing Time database.
• Supporting the department manager with tasks and a broad range of technical related projects to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Help to enforce contract guarantees.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with other company departments and suppliers.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Minimum two years' experience in a related discipline.
• Expertise in contract review is essential with proficiency in reading and interpreting contracts, and extracting pertinent information.
• Clear communicator with good written and verbal skills to confidently engage with a variety of stakeholders via email, telephone, and conference calls.
• A background in customer-facing roles.
• Focused and methodical with strong time management & prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as both an individual and as part of a team.
• Strong MS Office skills, including Excel & the internet.
• Possess robust data analytical abilities and a keen attention to detail, enabling data examination at a granular level.
• Takes pride in accuracy.
• Resourceful, uses initiative, possesses good interpersonal skills.
• Quick to learn and keen to undertake training & development.
• Passion for aerospace.

Additional Information:

• Candidates must already hold the right to live and work in the UK prior to application. No sponsorships are available, either now or in the future.
• Initially 100% office based. After probation, there may an opportunity to WFH for 2 days per week.
• Mon-Fri. 37 hours per week.
• Free onsite parking. Own vehicle beneficial due to location.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately.

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