Procurement Subcontract Manager

Marshall; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Marshall as a Procurement Subcontract Manager and play a pivotal role in managing supplier delivery performance on high-profile defense projects. You will oversee supplier relationships, ensure compliance with contractual obligations, and mitigate risks while contributing to a dynamic project team. Ideal candidates will bring strong communication and negotiation skills alongside substantial experience in project management. With competitive salaries, benefits, and a commitment to diversity, this is the opportunity to be part of an innovative team.

Benefits

27 days holiday increasing with service

Pension contributions up to 9%

Healthcare cash plan for you and your children

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in project and/or subcontractor management.
• Successful track record of managing suppliers and contracts.
• Experience in cross-functional working and international supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with key suppliers across the project.
• Facilitate regular project reviews and manage non-compliances.
• Provide monthly subcontractor performance status reports.

Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Strong Negotiator

Strong Commercial acumen

Project Management awareness

Multi-tasking ability

Education

APM certified

CIPS

Tools

ERP software (IFS preferred)

Job description

Marshall Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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Why join Marshall in this role?

This role will give you the chance to play a key part in ground-breaking and high-profile defence projects. You’ll be part of an industry-leading team, working with Marshall and other major defence stakeholders and Primes.

Purpose of the position

A P&SC team member who is part of a cross functional project team, alongside other project roles accountable for managing and reporting all supplier and subcontractor delivery performance (cost, quality and delivery). A key aspect of this position will be to ensure that material cost is managed to the budget baseline and supplier/subcontractor compliance is managed to ensure delivery of contractual deliverables and identifying and mitigating all risks that may affect this.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the relationship with all key suppliers across the LVM project
• Ensure clear alignment between Marshall and all Suppliers on all key contractual deliverables and documentation as Terms and Conditions, Statement of Work and Schedule of requirements.
• Facilitate regular project reviews with all appropriate suppliers invited all necessary functional leaders as required
• Manage any non-compliances of suppliers to the contract seeking specialist support from the Bid Procurement Team or Category Team as required
• Tracking and regularly review supply and supplier risks against the programme
• Provide monthly subcontractor performance status reports to Head of Subcontract management project managers
• Ensuring all suppliers execute their responsibilities under the contract
• Validate and approve supplier payments in accordance with the contract
  
  

Tasks:

• Develop and sustain strong relationships with all key project, business and functional stakeholders
• Provide weekly 4-Box reports detailing Successes Opportunities Failures and Threats (SOFT) to project managers and Head of Subcontract Management
• Support BL CSR reviews representing the function and suppliers
  
  

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strong Communication Skills
• Awareness of Project Management
• Strong Negotiator
• Strong Commercial acumen
• Ability to multi-task
  
  

Technical Competencies:

• At least 5 years of experience in project and/or subcontractor management
• Awareness of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software ideally IFS
  
  

Certification:

• APM certified – an advantage
• CIPS – not essential
  
  

Experience:

• Successful track record of managing a variety of suppliers / contracts
• Cross functional working
• International supplier management
  
  

Benefits:

• Competitive salary, 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%, healthcare cash plan for you and your children, extensive flexible benefit program.
  
  

About Marshall

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that is supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing, Military and International Affairs, and Truck Transportation

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