Strategic Supply Chain Officer/Lead

Strategic Supply chain Officer OR Strategic Supply Chain Lead

Warton based (Hybrid 3-4 days per week on site)

£34.99 (Officer) or £41.06 an hour (Lead) Umbrella Inside IR35

6 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the Uks leading Defence organisations based in Warton. Hybrid working 3-4 days per week on site.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Support all sourcing and strategic activity for the defined supply chain requirements including negotiating pricing and contracting terms and conditions as applicable
• Lead and influence supply strategies, via continuous improvement, to ensure an affordable, innovative and sustainable solution is being delivered
• Work as a part of a cross functional team to interface across the Air business and with other teams and functions, e.g. PM, Project Control, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Legal
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the supply chain provision meets the governance requirements of the business and our customers and delivers optimum value for money.
• Lead and support Programme Reviews with topical reporting data
• Manage Supplier risk and drive supply chain resilience
• The role reports on a day-to-day basis to one of the Supply Chain Executives.

Knowledge:

Essential:

• A Continuous Improvement mind-set with proven examples of identifying new ideas that drive improvement, problem solving and working collaboratively with others to identify a solution ideally within a Procurement (or similar) environment
• Detailed understanding and experience of supplier risk and opportunity management
• Working understanding of tool sets and IT such as ERP systems, Microsoft Office programs particularly in Excel.
• Ability to compile data, analyse and propose recommendations through reports and presentations

Skills:

Essential:

• Negotiation skills - experience of price and contractual terms and conditions negotiations
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, fostering close & trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Desirable:

• Previous experience of managing strategic Supplier relationships

Qualifications:

• You will have, or be working towards CIPS or MCIPS or have a similar professional qualification OR hold a degree in a business-related subject (e.g. Economics, Business, Finance)

For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.