Supply Chain Compliance Co-ordinator

Location: Peterlee, County Durham

Hours: Full Time - 36.50 - Monday to Thursday 8:30 to 4:30, Friday 8:30 to 12:30pm

Contract: 24 months

New developed role, there is full autonomy and control over the supplier chain and world-class standard. It’s a big opportunity to put their stamp on how the role is executed. They will have more exposure to the suppliers chain and leadership team and group. Potential to go permanent as well.

Manufacturing environment experience is required. Main experience would be in compliance. SOX compliance experience is highly desirable. Auditing experience in a compliance-based role is needed. 3-5 years’ experience is required. Pharmaceutical or public sector experience would have transferable skills. SAP knowledge is advantageous, along with Excel and PowerPoint at an intermediate level. SAP is the internal system; training will be provided. A strong understanding and previous experience using common supply chain systems is essential.

Pay rate: up to £25.80 per hour

Minimum Salary Comparator: £47,615.00

33 days holiday

Your impact shapes the world. You’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation; here, we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Purpose

Responsible for compliant practices within the Supply Chain function. Identify and execute cross-department projects that contribute to improved accuracy, cost, and process compliance. Scope to include:

• Creating & executing robust audit plans across the supply chain department.
• Ensuring procedural documents are current, in line with corporate requirements, and adhered to.
• Standard work is being followed and challenged accordingly.
• Departmental adherence to compliance is understood, followed, and audited. Training obtained where appropriate.
• Compliance workshops facilitated to educate and improve the supply chain team.
• Work across supply chain to implement robust self-auditing processes.
• Report measures and KPIs relating to compliance-related performance targets.
• Plant level compliance activities supported.
• Co-ordinating multi-departmental teams to drive process improvements that contribute to improved inventory accuracy, cost, and process compliance.
• Present improvements to supply chain leaders.

Job Duties

The incumbent is required to coordinate compliance reviews across the supply chain department to confirm processes are in line with the procedural documents and corporate compliance processes. Process audits will be carried out, and where there is a gap, the incumbent will support the relevant area to agree on process improvements and timelines. The incumbent is required to work with the supply chain team to identify process improvements and co-ordinate projects from concept to completion with multiple department contributions. Projects will span across various departments, and the incumbent will facilitate cross-functional teams.

The incumbent will take ownership or facilitate others who are doing the following:

• Review and develop supply chain procedural documents and propose appropriate changes where necessary targeting compliance and inventory effectiveness.
• Audit procedural documents across multiple departments.
• Audit process flow plans in all areas that impact inventory control.
• Produce and present compliance metrics.
• Act as process expert for compliance and inventory-related topics and process changes.
• Deliver training and education across the supply chain on the topic of compliance and inventory effectiveness.
• Take the lead in embracing a compliance culture throughout the supply chain.

The incumbent is responsible for creating and maintaining a robust auditing process so that all areas are reviewed in an appropriate timeframe. The incumbent is called upon to actively challenge processes and practices to drive continuous improvement across the supply chain with compliance and inventory accuracy at the forefront of improvement agendas. Processes relating to inventory accuracy will be reviewed, and development plans executed to mitigate the risk of stock losses and inaccurate cycle counts which lead to production shorts and MPU risks. This will be performed by taking a significant role in project teams and driving the compliance culture into the production areas.

Position Impact: The incumbent is responsible for achieving corporate supply chain performance targets, including improvements in inventory accuracy, SOX compliance, supply chain assessments, and internal self-audit programs.

Job Requirements:

• Strong understanding and previous experience using common supply chain systems.
• Knowledge of and/or experience using common supply chain systems.
• Ability to facilitate an improvement initiative by engaging with stakeholders and creating buy-in.
• Must possess strong collaborative, interpersonal, and negotiation skills in order to drive common supply chain processes across multiple departments within a business division.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to creatively solve complex problems.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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