Senior Category Manager (Aerospace)

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

What to Expect

As a Senior Category Manager, you’ll play a critical role in building the supply chain behind Valo and supporting the transition from aircraft development through certification and into industrialisation.

This is not a traditional procurement role. We’re looking for someone with a deep aerospace background who understands the realities of developing and industrialising complex, highly regulated products including long development cycles, extended supplier lead times, design maturity, qualification, certification, tooling, production readine