Stores and Supply Chain Manager

About Tatenhill

Tatenhill Aviation has been part of the Staffordshire flying scene since 1987\. From our base at Tatenhill Airfield, six miles west of Burton\-upon\-Trent, we run a CAA\-approved flight training organisation and look after a fleet of training aircraft alongside privately owned aircraft hangared with us. We’re a small, hands\-on team where good people get to make a real difference.

We are now investing in our maintenance and continuing airworthiness capability. That means rolling out new MRO and CAM software, building a high\-quality stores function, and improving the systems and processes that support our engineering operation. The Stores \& Supply Chain Manager is a key part of that plan.

The Opportunity

This is a genuinely rare role. We are not just filling an existing seat — we are building a controlled, professional aviation stores function designed to support a modern and efficient engineering operation. At the same time we are rolling out new MRO and CAM software across maintenance and CAM. You won’t be inheriting a tidy operation. You will be creating one.

That means designing the layout, writing the procedures, configuring the system, setting the standards, building the supplier base, and then running it day to day. You will also be one of the most fluent users of the new software in the building — a go\-to person who helps the wider team get comfortable with it. The work you do now will define how stores operate at Tatenhill for the next decade.

It is also — unusually for an aviation stores role — a confirmed Monday\-to\-Friday, days\-only position. No shifts, no weekends, no on\-call rota. We have the budget, the management backing and the appetite to do this properly — what we need is the person who will own it.

What you’ll do

You will lead the day\-to\-day running of the stores function and drive the stores\-side implementation of our new MRO/CAM system — data migration, parts master setup, bin locations, min/max levels and integration with maintenance job cards. You will also help shape stores procedures, documentation and operational standards as the department continues to develop.

Day to day, that means receiving incoming parts, inspecting them and verifying release documentation (EASA Form 1, FAA 8130\-3, Certificates of Conformity), labelling and booking everything into the system. You will run a disciplined bonded stores with serviceable, unserviceable and quarantine clearly segregated, and proper control of any suspected unapproved parts. You will issue parts to engineers against work orders and job kits, and manage returns and surplus stock cleanly.

A significant part of the role is procurement and supplier management. You will build and maintain relationships with our parts suppliers, distributors and approved vendors — negotiating terms, managing accounts, resolving discrepancies and making sure we are getting the right parts at the right price with the right paperwork. When an aircraft is grounded waiting on a part you will run the AOG response, working the phones and your network until the part is on its way.

You will also own the planning and scheduling side of stores: forecasting demand against the maintenance schedule, working with the CAM team to anticipate parts needs for upcoming inspections and modifications, and coordinating inbound and outbound logistics so that parts arrive when engineers need them — not before, not after. Cycle counts, the annual stocktake, min/max management, shelf\-life monitoring on sealants, O\-rings, oils and batteries, and the calibrated tool register all sit with you, with proper issue and return discipline.

Because you will know the system better than almost anyone, you will play a real part in upskilling the wider maintenance and CAMO team — writing quick reference guides, running short training sessions, sitting alongside engineers when they are getting to grips with new workflows, and being the person they ask when something doesn’t look right. You don’t need to be a trainer by background, but you do need to enjoy explaining things clearly and have the patience to bring people along.

You will work closely with our engineers, the General/Accountable Manager, finance, external suppliers and freight forwarders — the role sits at the centre of all of them.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• Exceptional attention to detail. In aviation stores, errors are not paperwork issues, they are safety issues — we need someone with a “right first time” mindset.


• Highly organised and process\-driven; the kind of person who can design a procedure and then actually follow it.


• A planner’s mind. You think two weeks ahead, not two hours ahead, and you spot the bottleneck before it becomes a problem.


• Strong supplier management instincts — comfortable on the phone, comfortable negotiating, comfortable holding a supplier to account when something is wrong.


• Genuinely strong with technology. You pick new systems up quickly, you enjoy getting under the bonnet of them, and you are the person colleagues already turn to when something on a screen isn’t doing what it should.


• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, basic data cleaning) and confident with structured data, part numbering, barcoding and cataloguing logic.


• The patience and clarity to upskill colleagues — explaining a new workflow without making anyone feel stupid, and writing it down so they can refer back.


• Numerate and accurate with stock counts, reconciliations and basic commercial calculations.


• Clear in writing and in person, and able to push back professionally — whether on a colleague trying to bypass procedure or a supplier missing a deadline.


• A self\-starter — this role is building something, not maintaining a steady state.


• Right to work in the UK and able to commute to Tatenhill five days a week.


• Physically able to handle stores work — lifting parts, using ladders, time on your feet.

• Previous stores, procurement or logistics experience in an aviation or regulated maintenance environment, particularly within aircraft maintenance, continuing airworthiness or military operations.


• Background in supply chain, purchasing or logistics planning, even from outside aviation.


• Familiarity with traceability documentation (EASA Form 1, FAA 8130\-3, Certificates of Conformity).


• Hands\-on experience of any MRO or aviation inventory system, or of being a system super\-user / champion in a previous role.


• Experience writing user guides, SOPs or running short training sessions for non\-technical colleagues.


• Experience handling international shipments, customs paperwork and freight forwarders.


• Confident reading aircraft IPCs and AMMs.

What we offer

• Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 depending on experience.


• Monday to Friday, days only — no shifts, no weekends, no on\-call. A genuine rarity in aviation stores roles.


• Core hours 09:00 – 17:00


• A genuinely greenfield project with the budget and management backing to do it properly.


• The chance to play a visible part in the continued growth and development of our engineering and maintenance operation.


• A small team where your work is visible and your decisions stick.

Apply

Please send your CV to recruitment@tatenhill.com and a short cover note outlining your experience and interest in the role.

Pay: £32,000\.00\-£38,000\.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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