Supply Chain Manager in Ebbw Vale

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Responsibilities:

• You will have line management responsibility for the Supply Chain team, ensuring their continued professional development and effective support to the business.
• You will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining a highly motivated team to lead on the tendering, evaluation and placement of purchase orders and contracts.
• You will be responsible for the development of optimum relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of contracts for the delivery of materials and services, to include annual reviews with key suppliers.
• You will be responsible for the provision of import/export expert advice and guidance to the business that will be central to developing and maintaining an effective Make vs Buy challenge and which will be supportive of the business strategy.
• You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of robust processes, procedures and systems for the effective and efficient delivery of Supply Chain activities (including Production Planning).
• You will be responsible for the end-to-end procurement process from planning, setting of procurement requirements, issuing of tenders through to evaluation, selection & contract award and coordinates the internal sign off.
• You will be responsible for the introduction of advantageous commercial arrangements and/or innovative contracting models that seek a partnership and collaborative approach with key supply chain partners.
• You will be responsible for developing, maintaining and monitoring performance against the client's forward Procurement Plan and perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
• You will ensure that the decisions taken regarding procurement activities are optimal for the delivery of the Healthcare Business at site.
• You will ensure processes and systems are established for the appropriate storage of all contractual documentation.
• You will ensure an environment for continual improvement to ensure that the Supply Chain team provides a proactive, effective and efficient service to the business; identifying and challenging performance issues and non-compliance and driving out improvement actions/plans to address.
• You will track and report key functional metrics to reduce Total Cost of Acquisition and improve business effectiveness, controlling spends and building a culture of long-term cost awareness in the business.
• You will monitor business trends and product availability, ensuring value for money is achieved for material and services and that routes of supply are maintained for critical products.
• You will ensure an effective contract handover process to ensure smooth transition from pre-contract to post-contract phase so that all contracts placed are assessed and appropriate administration is put in place.
• You will be responsible for developing and maintaining, in liaison with Legal Department and Contract Management, a contract suite for the services that the business is likely to require. Develops a process so that any changes from these contract documents, as a result of negotiation, are risk assessed and easily tracked and identified.
• You will be responsible for undertaking commercial activities related to make/buy decisions including preparation of the contract scope specification (noting that functional areas remain accountable for technical aspects of these decisions).

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) with 5 years post qualification experience.
• An understanding of UK Import/Export legislative and regulatory requirements and licence goods.
• Experience in Change Management programmes.
• Familiar with ISO 13485/9001/14001/45001 Environment.
• Familiar with Lean methodology e.g. Lean Systems or Lean Admin.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.