Programme Procurement and Partnership Manager

The role

You will own supplier and partner relationships within the CA-1 programme. You will secure timely deliveries and transition the supplier base from prototype-focused to series production. You will also set up in-service support and shape supplier engagements for new product variants.

What you will do

• Manage supplier and partner relationships across the CA-1 programme
• Secure delivery of supplier and partner commitments against agreed milestones
• Transform a prototype-focused supplier selection into a resilient, sovereign and performant supply base for series production
• Establish in-service support with suppliers, including performance-based logistics arrangements
• Support the development of new product variants by shaping supplier engagements
• Capture procurement needs and align them with programme and functional stakeholders
• Track deliveries against scope, cost and time
• Negotiate supplier agreements that balance commercial, technical and delivery requirements
• Manage supplier engagements from plan to delivery
• Apply export control rules to supplier engagements and product variants

Required qualifications

• Have worked on Defence Aerospace programmes
• Understand procurement and assurance demands of Defence Aerospace programmes

Nice to have

• Experience in Supply Base transition from Development to Production and In Services Phases
• Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Gym membership
• Mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regularly company events
• Monthly social allowances
• 22 weeks fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• 6 weeks parental leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days of paid family emergency leave
• 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

About the company

Helsing is a defence AI company. Their mission is to protect democracies through technological leadership.