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The Supply Chain team forms a key part of Business Services, reporting through the Head of Supply Chain. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be able to shape and grow the aligned business unit.Â
The principles of this role are to support the Supply Chain Strategy and Programmes, to develop further the capability and delivery of Supplier Contract and Relationship Management Supplier Collaboration.
This is a hybrid opportunity with there being an expectation of 3 days a week from its Hampshire or Gloucestershire-based sites.
As Head of Supply Chain your key responsibilities will be:
- Leading a team to deliver a best-in-class procurement, supply chain management and collaboration capability
- Strategically managing the assigned portfolio, programme and categories of suppliers
- Actively supporting the supply chain transformation and the effective enhancement of its brand by ensuring a professional, best practice approach is adopted at all times
- Developing, influencing and leading strong stakeholder relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Providing bid support as Supply Chain SME for sub-contractor engagement, management and sourcing strategy as well as authoring bid proposal documentation relating to Supply Chain Management Planning and contracting options for the Supply Chain
- Developing processes to support programmes in meeting and improving internal and external KPI’s; interpreting and analysing performance trends to effectively prioritise team resource
- Managing strategic and critical supplier relationships and supporting the wider business in developing and enhancing these relationships
- Undertaking complex and high value supplier negotiations
- Extensive experience of working with the categories or technology relevant to the assigned business area
- Extensive experience of leading supply chain elements of the bid process including sourcing and negotiation and authoring supporting artefacts including customer facing plans and proposals
- Category or portfolio management experience including the implementation of supply chain strategy
- Extensive commercial and contract management knowledge within high value and/or complex portfolios
- Extensive experience in leading and drafting terms and conditions, including software and data licenses
- Strong business acumen, with a good knowledge of supplier relationship management and collaboration models and approaches or techniques necessary to achieve best in class performance
- Demonstrable track record of developing and maintaining strong stakeholder and supplier relationships
- Experience leading small teams or supporting, coaching and mentoring more junior team members
- Knowledge of advanced e-business tools that could be utilised to further optimise the procurement processes and enhance collaboration
- Must be able to obtain SC-clearanceÂ
- £(phone number removed)
- Up to 15% bonus
- Private medical insurance – includes existing health conditions
- Up to 6% employer pension contribution
- Share save scheme
