Manufacturing Supply Chain Engineer

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Location: Derby

Working Arrangement: 1–2 times on site per month

Seniority: Junior–Mid

ALTEN is expanding its UK engineering capability, and we're looking for a Manufacturing Supply Chain Engineer to join us as a consultant. You’ll support a cutting-edge industrial electrification programme developing next-generation manufacturing technologies. This role places you at the centre of supplier interaction, part flow, and build support — helping ensure complex assemblies arrive on time and to the right quality. You’ll gain exposure to modern manufacturing processes, new product introduction, and engineering documentation while working alongside design, quality, and production teams. If you’re looking to build a strong foundation in supply chain and manufacturing engineering, this is an excellent step.

Job Responsibilities

• Check in with suppliers regarding part availability, delivery schedules, and required updates.
• Flag late deliveries, missing components, or quality concerns to senior engineers.
• Collect basic supplier inputs — such as drawings, specifications, or BOM details — to support manufacturing.
• Maintain Excel/Sheets trackers to monitor part status, delivery progress, and shortages.
• Support manufacturing by locating incoming parts, confirming deliveries, and identifying issues during builds.
• Assist with drawing updates, BOM changes, and passing engineering revisions to suppliers.
• Organise and maintain documents, part lists, and engineering files for smooth build progression.
• Collaborate daily with design, quality, procurement, and manufacturing teams to keep workflows moving.
  
  

Required Skills

• Experience working with suppliers, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of NPI (New Product Introduction) processes.
• Exposure to manufacturing methods or shop-floor processes.
• Knowledge of non-conformance handling and basic quality processes.
• Familiarity with APQP or structured supplier development methods.
• Comfortable using Excel, Google Sheets, or similar tracking tools.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or similar.
• OR
• A relevant technical background gained through hands-on experience in manufacturing or supply support roles.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Desirable Skills

• Prior experience with APQP in a production or supplier environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing documentation, such as drawings or BOMs.
• Knowledge of procurement workflows or supplier performance tracking.
  
  

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.