At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic supply chain activities and negotiate contracts for innovative solutions.
- Company: Join a leading UK Defence organisation with a hybrid working model.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rates, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence while collaborating with diverse teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement, negotiation skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.
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 UK's 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.
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