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Its remit covers the end-to-end supply chain, creating clear choices across network, footprint, technology, capacity and risk so proposed solutions improve resilience, competitiveness and commercial value and support long-term performance. \nWorking across Strategy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Programmes and business teams, and with suppliers, partners and other relevant external stakeholders, the role integrates operational, commercial and technical evidence into coherent designs and business cases. It builds high-performing relationships across organisational boundaries to drive strategic progress and maximise value. It guides early implementation, establishes clear ownership for transition into delivery and uses implementation learning to improve future design.\nKey Accountabilities:\nDefines future supply-chain designs - translating strategic requirements into clear capability, network and operating-model choices. \nAssesses design options using robust evidence - balancing footprint, technology, capacity, commercial value, cost, resilience and risk. \nDevelops scenarios and business cases - making value, trade-offs, dependencies and investment needs visible to decision makers. \nIntegrates cross-functional design - aligning Strategy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Programmes and business requirements with relevant supplier, partner and external-market insight. \nBuilds implementation roadmaps - sequencing sourcing, industrialisation, logistics, technology and capability changes into deliverable plans. \nGuides early implementation - resolving design ambiguity and establishing clear ownership before transition into delivery. \nImproves design quality through learning - using implementation evidence, benchmarking and external insight to refine future choices. \nKey Experiences and Qualifications:\nExtensive supply-chain design, development, strategy or network-planning experience. \nStrong systems thinking, scenario analysis and business-case capability, with the commercial judgement to assess value, investment and strategic trade-offs. \nExperience leading complex cross-functional design, building high-performing business relationships internally and externally, and influencing senior decisions. \nAbility to turn long-term ambition and uncertainty into clear, deliverable choices and roadmaps. \nProficiency in English is mandatory\nOur vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. 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