NATS Share Home About us Suppliers We offer a range of information and services to enable our suppliers to work seamlessly with us. About us What we do Our history Our purpose Board & Executive members Company performance Research & development Clients Single European Sky (SES) Suppliers Suppliers Supply Chain vision Supply Chain structure Supplier charter What we buy Supplier selection Corporate social responsibility Information handling Payment practices Whistleblowing policy Respect at Work policy This area has been created for suppliers. It provides an overview of our strategy and structure as well as key information about supplier selection, payments, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and information handling. Supply Chain Management at NATS Our purpose. To continually enhance our end-to-end supply chains through expert leadership and governance, ensuring cost-efficient, viable and innovative solutions that deliver NATS’ strategy. Our vision. NATS is an acknowledged global leader in the Air Traffic industry for its end to end supply chain expertise, innovation and performance. Creating value by aligning business needs and suppliers Tim Bullock, Director Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management plays a critical role in developing, implementing and managing supply chain solutions that support delivery of NATS’ objectives. Our supply chain has been externally recognised through CIPS Platinum Corporate Certification Standard and ISO44001 accreditations. A significant part of these accreditations is grounded in the effectiveness of our supplier relationships – an ethos that we are committed to maintaining. Underpinning that ethos of continuous improvement are four key principles: We understand the importance of strong external relationships – our ability to effectively deliver business needs, working with existing and potential suppliers. We recognise that delivering best value to NATS depends upon our suppliers’ ability to support us in balancing sustainable financial benefits with quality, risk and safety priorities. We know that working closely with our key suppliers to bring market knowledge and expertise into NATS can deliver mutually beneficial innovation and growth opportunities. We appreciate that by improving our processes we can help NATS and suppliers transact efficiently whilst ensuring the appropriate governance and controls. Building for the Future Our operating model and organisation have been designed to enable our end-to-end supply chain to respond to the increasingly demanding challenges of the market. External relationships are critical to our ability to deliver for our customers and we are organised to enable strong industry alignment through our Category Management and Strategic Partnership teams. Where next? Supply Chain vision We have developed a comprehensive new supply chain purpose, vision and strategy. Supply Chain structure Learn about our Supply Chain organisation teams. What we buy NATS has a diverse range of requirements. Read about our primary categories of products, goods and services. Share Home About us UK Flights 420 Departed today 604 Landed today 90 Currently airborne 1,917 Handled yesterday Press releases NATS partners with youth organisation, Fantasy Wings 25 Nov 2021 London Luton Airport and NATS welcome airspace change decision 24 Nov 2021 Global Air Navigation Services (GANS) and NATS Middle East sign strategic agreement 26 Oct 2021 Visit media centre Twitter @NATS about 2 hours ago Looking for an undergraduate placement? We're recruiting students who want to join us on a one-year programme in… https://t.co/DLzSimIPJh Follow @NATS on Twitter Reports & downloads Annual Report Gender Pay Report Modern Slavery Statement Responsible Business Report Safety Strategy Related websites Aeronautical Information Service Customer Gateway (restricted) Drone Safe UK FerroNATS Intelligent Approach Help & support Do it online Wind farm pre-planning applications Non-Standard Flight applications Working safely and staying secure during Covid-19 Contact us Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sitemap Diversity and Inclusion Privacy notice Cookies policy GDPR enquiry Terms & conditions © Copyright NATS Limited 2021 By continuing to use our site, you're agreeing to our use of cookies. Read our cookies policy. Ok