Off Base Material Representative

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

Since then, British Airways has gone on to deliver game-changing achievements. First we broke the record for the fastest transatlantic flight with Concorde. Then we became the very first airline to introduce fully lie-flat seats on board.

It was our exceptional engineering teams that brought these pioneering and original ideas to life.

This is your chance to join one of the most diverse and innovative departments at British Airways, at a time when we’re re-imagining the way we fly the skies.

The role:

Off Base Material Representatives

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Off Base Material Representative in the Supply Chain team. This is an incredibly varied role involving working collaboratively with all our internal stakeholders as well as multiple external suppliers globally. The Off Base Material Representatives are responsible for Co-ordinating Logistics to support the timely arrival of spares, resolving material shortages and managing logistics providers for incoming and returned materials .

In return for keeping our fleet safe at the forefront of the sector you’ll receive great rewards and plenty of scope to develop your engineering skills to progress your career.

What you’ll do:

• Resolve material shortages by liaising with Operational/Heavy Maintenance/Inventory Management teams
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards and legislation.
• Establish a teamwork approach and communicate regularly with On-site Technical Representatives.
• Initiate and implement short-term recovery actions to minimize downtime.
• Take all critical requirements action to meet customer needs.-
• Manage logistics providers for incoming and returned materials.-
• Support contracts, drive performance improvement, and escalate issues as necessary.-
• Regularly check material stock and locations, manage high-cost material queries, and conduct data inaccuracy audits.-
• Manage the receipt process of CSP items, the robbery process, and compliance processes.-
• Research higher/lower assemblies using the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, IPC when there are material shortages.-
• Provide support to the Technical Rep team/Manager on material location, work orders, and fit/remove support.-
• Complete a detailed handover and copy at the end of each shift.

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• High level of influencing skills across all levels.
• Self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• IT and SAP literacy.
• Customer driven.
• Relationship management.
• Creativity/innovation.
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with complex situations.

Your experience:

• Experience in Engineering or a Supply Chain environment for a minimum of 1 year
• Experience of influencing, communicating and negotiating both internally and externally to meet customer requirements
• Supplier management experience
• Innovative and adaptable to the management of change
• Analysis and interpretation of data
• Good awareness of Airworthiness Requirements with a good understanding of those requirements relating to component documentation
• Knowledge of British Airways quality requirements relating to the receipt and dispatch of aircraft spares

What we offer:

As an airline, we never want to stand still. The same goes for our people. 

We’re committed to upskilling our engineers and providing professional development training so you can progress in your area of expertise. That way, you’ll attain the highest levels of professional achievement as we continue to invest in new technology, equipment, and aircraft.

Training modules are offered through self-study courses, or structured learning programmes, and delivered at our state-of-the-art Learning Academy at London Heathrow.

When you work in an engineering role at British Airways, you’ll be joining a high-performance culture. It’s a time-pressured environment too, but the challenges here are exciting and diverse, and you’ll be part of projects you won’t find anywhere else. That’s what keeps our exceptional colleagues inspired to do their best work. We also offer fantastic rewards, including great staff travel benefits.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.