Material Support Specialist

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire (100% Onsite)
PAYE: £22.43 per hour
Umbrella: £30.00 per hour
35 hours per week | 4.5-day working week
BPSS+ Clearance Required (must be eligible for SC Clearance)

Keep the Airbus A400M fleet mission-ready.

Guidant Global is recruiting on behalf of Airbus for two Material Support Specialists to join the Airbus Atlas Support Centre UK at RAF Brize Norton. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role supporting one of the world's most advanced military air transport programmes.

Working within the Demand Cell team and reporting to the Material Demand Coordinator, you will help ensure critical materials, components, and equipment are available when needed to support maintenance activities and flying operations across the UK A400M fleet. This role is ideal for an experienced supply chain, materials, procurement, or logistics professional who enjoys solving problems, managing priorities, and working in a fast-paced operational environment.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Material Support Specialist, you'll be responsible for managing material demand activities and ensuring supply chain performance supports operational requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and monitoring material demands across the UK A400M fleet.
• Maintaining operational oversight of material-related issues affecting maintenance activities.
• Escalating Aircraft on Ground (AOG), Work Stop and critical material shortages.
• Supporting the recovery and management of AOG aircraft in the UK and worldwide.
• Liaising with customers and stakeholders to coordinate material procurement requirements.
• Following up on delayed deliveries, missing documentation, incomplete requisitions and supply chain issues.
• Identifying risks and escalating concerns to ensure operational commitments are maintained.
• Attending daily operational briefings and planning meetings.
• Building strong relationships with internal teams, customers and suppliers.
• Producing reports and providing supply chain updates to support decision-making.

What We're Looking For
Essential

• Experience within a material support, supply chain, procurement, logistics or materials management environment.
• Strong SAP experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and other business systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to risk identification and management.
• Experience attending operational or customer-facing meetings.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, operationally focused environment.
• Eligibility to obtain Security Clearance (SC).

Desirable

• Experience within aerospace, defence, engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of EASA Part 145 regulations.
• Experience using SAP HANA, SAP SP1, Airnnav or MDS.
• Familiarity with aircraft maintenance support operations.
• Reporting and data analysis experience within a supply chain function.

Why Join Airbus Through Guidant Global?

This is an opportunity to contribute to a globally recognised aerospace programme while developing your expertise within a highly specialised environment.

You'll benefit from:

• The chance to work on a critical military aviation programme.
• Exposure to complex international supply chain operations.
• Valuable experience within a leading aerospace organisation.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities to expand your technical and operational knowledge.
• A structured 35-hour working week across 4.5 days.

Inclusive Recruitment

Guidant Global and Airbus are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and fair for all candidates.

Interested?
If you have supply chain, materials management, procurement or logistics experience and are looking to take the next step in your career within a world-class aerospace environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of the team keeping the Airbus A400M fleet operational worldwide.

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