Job Description

Reporting to the Project Director, you will have overall responsibility for management and control of supply chains associated with the Green Tunnels Project. This will have the purpose of ensuring the procurement and supply of raw materials, intermediary goods and services on commercially advantageous terms and in line with project requirements - delivered on time and to specification/compliance.

More specifically, achievement of the role is delivered through:

• Development and delivery of a lean procurement strategy and underpinning procurement process which eliminates waste, protects cash flow, decreases demurrage and ensures a just in time delivery approach.
• Account manage key suppliers to identify key risks, opportunity and reciprocity from spreading such risk, underpinned by the collaborative working approach set down within EFQM.
• Develop innovative, automated solutions for delivering procurement process in line with best practice.
• Work with the Commercial Team to negotiate and deliver contracts and service level agreements which effectively protect company interest and performance manage the supply of goods and services aiming for the most advantageous terms for company, with minimum acceptable commercial risk.
• Review resource allocation and skill sets of current employees involved in procurement process currently to make recommendations as to prioritized solutions.
• Deliver a framework to cross-functional review of suppliers against contractual performance and pro-actively ensure that appropriate protective action is taken should extensions to time and scope be required; working with Commercial colleagues to formalizing any deviation from original, agreed terms.
• Ensure the timely procurement administration of all supply chain activity, from purchase order, through to reconciliation of product/service delivery raising anomalies and exceptions to withhold payment until supplier rectification of issues.
• Deliver the actions and objectives agreed within the business plan.

Competencies:

• Ensures Accountability
• Drives Results
• Builds Effective Teams
• Drives Engagement
• Cultivates Innovation

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You are driven to deliver a cost effective resourcing, which underpins the projects production and logistics processes so that materials and resources are on line side, just in time. You are proactive and diligent in all aspects of supply chain management with 5+ years experience of both developing and running supply chain networks, commercially and contractually. Your methodology and working practices allow you to flex and evolve supply chain management systems mindful of external and internal influences, removing barriers to resource acquisition. Your key experience, skills and qualifications, will include: A good track record working at Procurement and/or Logistics Manager level with a background in manufacturing, engineering, construction or project management with ability to demonstrate key results and continuous improvement. Experienced in NEC3 Contractual Negotiations and demonstrable a track record of delivering procurement budgetary spend up to a value of c£30m per annum. This track record demonstrates proactively managing budgetary variance, penalties and contractual amendments on a continuing and ongoing basis to mitigate risk. Qualified to level 5 or degree level Bachelor of Contract Management & Procurement or similar and chartered membership of MCIPS (Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply) or similar; to demonstrate up to date best practice. Ability to read complex, technical, commercial and/or legal documentation within area of specialism for anticipating and managing risk, reporting findings and making recommendations to key stakeholders. Demonstrable experience in root cause problem solving and analysis and how these are applied; working with key stakeholders to implement and evaluate solutions. Commitment to promoting behaviors aligned to the Company’s visions, values and code of conduct. Financial awareness and understanding as to how own decision-making impacts on operating results across all areas of the business. Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of leading people, using a suite of communication styles and skills confidently, to tackle a variety of performance and other related issues. A commitment to ensuring adherence to HR compliance, processes and policies.