About our Client
Our client is a leading international aviation solutions provider. Headquartered in Belgium and worldwide active, the company combines a rich heritage with strong ambitions for growth in both the civil and defense sectors.
The company has built a reputation for technical excellence, reliability, and innovation, providing services ranging from aircraft maintenance to complex component repairs and custom modifications.Following several strategic acquisitions and integrations, the company is entering a new phase of transformation and professionalization, creating exciting opportunities for impact and leadership within its operations.
About the Role
As a Supply Chain Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and transforming the Supply Chain organization. Reporting directly to the EVP Operations, you will lead a team of around 20 professionals across different departments.
Your mission is to bring structure, efficiency, and a proactive mindset to a department that plays a crucial role in supporting the company's technical operations.
You will:
* Lead, structure, and develop the team, fostering collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
* Implement efficient, standardized processes across all supply chain functions.
* Drive the transition from reactive to proactive planning, both in procurement and logistics.
* Optimize supplier performance, material availability, and inventory management.
* Partner closely with your peers in Maintenance and Planning to ensure alignment and operational continuity.
* Balance short-term urgencies with long-term improvement initiatives, combining strategic thinking with hands-on leadership.
This role requires both strategic vision and operational drive. This is an opportunity for a strong leader who enjoys building teams, driving change, and delivering measurable results.
Requirements
You combine strong expertise in Supply Chain Management with proven leadership skills, preferably in a technical or industrial environment. You bring structure where needed, engage teams with clarity and purpose, and thrive in a dynamic, evolving context.
* A Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration or any other related field.
* Proven experience in a senior Supply Chain Management role within an industrial or technical environment.
* A strong, experienced people manager — capable of guiding, motivating, and transforming a team.
* Experience in a unionized context is essential.
* Resilient, hands-on, and results-driven, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Fluent in both Dutch and English (French is a strong asset).
* Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and data analytics tools; knowledge of AMOS and EASA Part 145 regulations is a plus.
Experience in aviation is not a must. What matters most is your leadership style and experience, the ability to bring structure and transform the way of working within the team.
What we offer
This is a unique opportunity to join an ambitious, growing organization with a solid international reputation. You will have the autonomy and trust to build and professionalize the supply chain department. In this role you can be sure to leave a visible mark on the company's next phase of growth.
You will join a team passionate about aviation, collaboration, and continuous improvement and will be part of an environment where entrepreneurship and initiative are truly valued.
Interested?
Send your application to Evi Schellekens, Senior Consultant at Bakker&Partners, evi.schellekens@bakker.be.