Supply Chain Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supply Chain Director with a proven track record in leading and coordinating engineering teams to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of technical projects for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

What we can offer

1. Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
2. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
3. Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
4. Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
5. Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
6. End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
7. The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
8. Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
9. Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
10. Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
11. Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

1. Developing and executing supply chain strategies aligned with organizational goals to enhance efficiency and profitability.
2. Ensuring smooth coordination across procurement, logistics, inventory management, and distribution processes.
3. Identifying and implementing measures to reduce costs while maintaining quality and service standards.
4. Proactively addressing potential disruptions in the supply chain, such as supplier issues or market changes.
5. Leveraging advanced technologies like automation or AI to streamline operations and improve decision-making.
6. Establishing and nurturing partnerships with reliable suppliers to ensure consistent quality and delivery.
7. Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of supply chain operations and drive continuous improvement.
8. Promoting eco-friendly practices and ethical sourcing within the supply chain.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

1. Core member of Supply Chain Leadership team supporting broader business strategy and delivery of business objectives
2. Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times
3. Act as a role model and champion Woods vision, values and behaviors
4. Act as a role model to embed the Financial Management Framework across the business
5. Act as an agent of change in developing and implementing Supply Chain improvement initiatives and projects to deliver efficiency, reduce costs, support growth and embed controls across the business in relation to all third party spend.
6. Support tendering activities and development of specific supply chains strategies to support business growth including category strategies
7. Identifying resource requirements and deploying to work assignments to meet operational and development needs
8. Implement robust performance management and development plans for the team, ensuring any gaps are addressed and development and succession planning is managed effectively
9. Provide effective functional leadership and governance to all deployed team
10. Manage and provide direction in resolution of key SCM risk and compliance issues
11. Ensure integration of all business units to ensure consistency of process, leverage of spend and ultimately One Wood Supply Chain
12. Implementation and management of effective materials management processes across the region
13. Delivery against internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan and effective reporting of such
14. Support growth across the business by promoting insourcing and cross selling opportunities and the prevention of leakage of spend outside of the business
15. Identify and deliver 'bottom up' buying opportunities for Leadership Team

The Supply Chain Director will be responsible for the leadership and management of the supply chain function across a significant business unit or large-scale project (e.g. Europe & Africa, MERC, Asia Pacific, Capital Projects) providing all aspects of supply chain management including materials management, warehousing, expediting, procurement, subcontracts, negotiation, reporting and bid support.

A high-profile role within the Company with ultimate responsibility for an annual spend of circa $500M per annum across a diverse and geographically spread supply chain. Responsible for setting and delivering functional strategy and key functional / business objectives e.g. cost savings, working capital improvement, people development, operational/regional synergy efficiencies, insourcing, personnel deployment, policy adherence.

Key aspects of the role include being responsible for adding value through identifying efficiencies, driving out waste and reducing costs from within the supply chain, implementing and driving SCM improvement plans, development of the supply chain teams, driving processes and systems improvement and embedding compliance, assurance and common ways of working. The individual will sit as part of the divisional Supply Chain leadership team and support wider Supply Chain strategy and delivery. This role will also be a key business partner and sit on the divisional Senior Leadership team and help shape broader business strategy and performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

1. Bachelor Degree or Equivalent) in business studies, law, engineering, supply chain or similar discipline/ CIPS qualified or industry equivalent
2. Minimum 15 years' SC experience demonstrating results and progression to a similar management position.
3. Subcontract Agreements and Framework Agreements
4. Industry forms of Subcontract
5. Strategic and Tactical Procurement
6. ERP systems
7. Supply Chain Principles and techniques
8. Business transformation and change management
9. Supply Chain theory and practice
10. Excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation
11. Maintains a strong network both within and outside of procurement department
12. Positively maintain relationships with Suppliers, clients and other disciplines
13. Strategic thinker contributing to the management and improvement of the overall function
14. Planning and organisational skills
15. Enthusiastic proactive attitude providing inspiring leadership
16. Well-developed commercial and business acumen

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.