Supply Chain Lead

Summary: The Supply Chain Lead role at a leading Defence Manufacturer involves managing procurement and supply chain activities within the Warship Support Maritime Services Supply Chain. The position focuses on developing strategies, engaging with suppliers, and ensuring the procurement of materials meets cost, quality, and delivery requirements. Additionally, the role includes coaching team members and managing supplier relationships to achieve project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prepare outputs and deliverables and select suppliers in line with departmental procedures and systems.
• Negotiate all commercial, financial, quality, and schedule elements of contracts and any authorized changes.
• Pro-actively support and deliver effective supplier management and manage open order book in line with the project's integrated schedule.
• Support Line Manager in delivering KPIs.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans and implement accordingly.
• Act as the primary point of contact with assigned suppliers and customers (internal/external).
• Understand and adhere to the company Export Control requirements.
• Be the first port of call for escalations within the Supply Chain team.
• May be required to support in areas outside of this scope due to business requirements.

Key Skills:

• Experience in Procurement / Supply Chain Department.
• Knowledge of commercial and contractual acumen.
• Working understanding of tool sets and IT (SAP desirable but not essential).
• Experience and understanding of MRP.
• Working knowledge of Purchase to Pay.
• Tender process and down selection experience.
• Strong communicator, able to effectively influence.
• Stakeholder management (internal) + Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
• Ability to communicate at peer and management levels, internally and externally.
• Strong, ethical, value-driven negotiator.

Salary (Rate): £31.74

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other