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You will monitor component, material, and supplier lifecycle status; assess technical, commercial, quality and programme risks; and coordinate timely, cost-effective mitigation to protect production continuity, product supportability and customer commitments. The role works closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations and Programme, Project & Product Management, using a plan to prioritise and close open obsolescence issues.\nMain Responsibilities:\nOwn and maintain the company obsolescence-management process, governance, procedures, registers and Obsolescence Management Plans, aligned with contractual requirements and recognised good practice such as IEC 62402.\nMonitor bills of material, approved parts, materials for lifecycle risk using supplier notices, product change notifications, end-of-life notices, market intelligence and approved lifecycle tools.\nMaintain accurate ERP, PLM and obsolescence-system data attributing to role, including lifecycle status, affected products, risk ratings, owners, actions, due dates and supporting evidence.\nAssess the impact of each issue on safety, compliance, quality, configuration, cost, inventory, schedule, production continuity, product supportability and customer commitments.\nCoordinate cross-functional investigations and recommend proportionate mitigation, including authorised alternate sources, form-fit-function substitutes, last-time or lifetime buys, repair, redesign, technology refresh or controlled product phase-out.\nAssist preparation of robust business cases and technical recommendations, balancing lifecycle demand, total cost, lead time, minimum order quantities, storage life, qualification effort and residual risk.\nWork with Engineering, Quality and Programme Management to ensure replacement solutions are appropriately evaluated, qualified, approved and implemented through formal change control processes.\nWork with wider Supply Chain team to receive timely lifecycle information, validate notices, identify alternatives and improve the quality and timeliness of obsolescence data.\nChair regular Obsolescence Review Meetings; communicate priorities, decisions, dependencies and escalations; and drive actions through to verified closure.\nDevelop and report key performance indicators covering exposure, ageing, response time, mitigation status, cost avoidance, residual risk and data quality.\nSupport new product introduction, sourcing and design reviews by promoting lifecycle-aware component selection, second-source strategies and long-term availability considerations in conjunction with wider Supply Chain team.\nEnsure proposed mitigations comply with applicable quality, regulatory, environmental, export-control, customer, counterfeit-avoidance and traceability requirements.\nProvide training, guidance and continuous improvement to embed proactive obsolescence ownership across relevant functions and perform other duties or special projects as assigned.\nEducation/ Qualifications:\nHNC/HND, degree or equivalent experience in electronic, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing or systems engineering, supply chain, or a related technical discipline.\nProfessional qualification or formal training in obsolescence, component engineering, lifecycle management, configuration management or project management.\nKnowledge and Experience:\nExperience of obsolescence, DMSMS, component engineering, product lifecycle, through-life support or technical supply-chain management. \nKnowledge of electronic, electromechanical or mechanical components and their lifecycle risks \nExperience interpreting bills of material, engineering drawings, specifications, supplier notices and lifecycle data.\nUnderstanding of ERP/MRP and PLM systems, configuration control and engineering change processes.\nExperience of risk assessment, technical investigations, mitigation planning and supplier engagement.\nKnowledge of IEC 62402, counterfeit avoidance, REACH, RoHS and aerospace or defence quality requirements.\nCompetencies:\nStrong analytical, data-management and problem-solving skills.\nIT literate, including advanced capability in Excel and confidence working with lifecycle databases and reporting tools.\nAble to evaluate technical and commercial options and make clear, evidence-based recommendations.\nStrong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, risks, actions and deadlines.\nExcellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder-management and influencing skills.\nDetail-oriented, proactive, resilient and able to work autonomously while coordinating cross-functional teams.\nOther:\nSC cleared or ability to obtain.\nAbility to travel to company, supplier and customer locations as required.\nFlexibility to work additional hours when business-critical obsolescence events require urgent action.\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)\nThird-Party Recruiters\nPlease note, that per Spectrum Control Policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our values and expectations. 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