Supply Chain Lead

Summary: The Supply Chain Lead role involves managing commercial, financial, quality, and scheduling aspects of contracts within a leading defense company. The position requires proactive supplier management and effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders. The role also emphasizes identifying cost-saving opportunities and managing risks within the supply chain. This is a contract position based in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and 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.

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.
• Strong communicator, able to effectively influence.
• Stakeholder management (internal) + Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

Salary (Rate): £31.74

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other