Principal Supply Chain Engineer

at  Matter

Do you want to help build a company with the capacity to disrupt whole industries and take on environmental issues on a global scale?
Matter. is a VC backed Cleantech scale-up and has an opportunity for a supply chain expert with a strong engineering background to manage our operational activities, owning key supply chain strategy and related projects, procurement and production management.
Job Title: Principal Supply Chain Engineer
Location: Central Bristol / Hybrid
Salary Range: £62,400 - £78,000 per annum
Matter. is a microplastics capture technology company focused on sustainable design and circular economy. You will be working on some of the biggest challenges of our time, removing microplastics and micropollutants from the world’s waterways and airways.
Through brilliant design thinking, powerful partners, and an impatience to make what we do matter, our mission is to develop and scale products that are the hard line between the biological and technical cycle.
We pride ourselves on our amazing technology and passion for wanting to change things, but fundamentally what we are most proud of is our people.
For us, people are everything. It’s what makes a company, not the mission written on the wall
or the fancy building we work in. Our people represent us, our values and why we do what we do.

HUMAN FIRST AND PURPOSE DRIVEN

At Matter, we believe representation is crucial, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable organisation, where EEDI is at the heart of our culture and informs everything that we do.
Our values help us live our purpose.
We harness the unique contributions of our people to give us our authenticity and edge. We value every idea and the human behind it. Our inclusive culture drives our ability to make an impact, and Matter only grows if our people grow.
The unique fabric of our culture is grounded in the way ‘we go together’ as a team, where our human-first mentality means we build real connections, get inspired by those around us and celebrate each other’s successes.
We encourage candidate applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences, as we are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has a voice. We cannot do this without our strong commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.
We can only produce our best work when we build a workforce made up of talented people with a breadth of experiences, who can bring innovation and fresh perspectives and feel empowered to celebrate their differences within a safe and respectful environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supply Chain: Sourcing and audit of suppliers for prototyping / low volume batch production to support development projects and Industries pilot delivery.
• Supplier Management: Supplier QA & QC, Contract manufacturer management for ‘Home Laundry’, ensure quality standards are met, and managing risks.
• Commercial: Support contract negotiations though risk mitigation, analyse T&Cs to provide level one red line review for legal team.
• DFM: Design alignment with supply chain, collaborate on project specifications to simplify manufacturing and procurement.
• Operational Management: Forecasting, stock planning, Invoice & PO management.
• Compliance and Sustainability: Ensuring that the supply chain operations comply with regulatory, B-Corp and sustainability requirements.
• Planning: Forecasting production/demand, yield review, managing inventory levels.
• Process Improvement: Improving supply chain processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Quality: Quality audits, quality control.
• Cost down: Ability to drive cost out of product through supply chain optimisations. Working with engineering team and suppliers to identify opportunities.
• Logistics: Ability to support international delivery of units for installation