Procurement & Supply Chain Manager Must hold SC (Outside IR35)

Job Description

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager (Bids)

Location: Fareham

Duration: 12 months initially

Rate: Up to £450 per hour (Outside IR35)

Must currently hold SC clearance.

• Active member of the bid senior leadership team, ensuring that P&SC priorities are represented at the right level.




• Early engagement with stakeholders to understand upcoming priorities, allowing the development of robust and innovative procurement strategies that drive value and operational performance.




• Collaborating with operational teams and subject matter experts to build robust statement of requirements and proposed solutions, allowing for effective RFP/RFQ/tendering processes.




• Detailed market scanning, analysis and engagement to identify suitable supply chain partners.




• Investigating current supply chain provision across the contracts and looking to implement changes which align with Group 'best practice' and deliver value.




• Securing long-term contractual arrangements with key and strategic suppliers which give the business certainty, value and contractual protection.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributing to governance reviews and presenting the supply chain elements of the solution.




• Development of supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy, including establishing regular programme of supplier meetings to foster strong relationships and drive high performance.




• Comprehensive approach to risk management, maintaining a risk register which captures and mitigates all P&SC-borne risks.




• Creating and delivering sustainable value - increasing quality, service, capability and ESG compliance whilst reducing cost, working capital and lead times.




• Providing leadership and education to operational teams, ensuring that key stakeholders understand and adhere to P&SC practices, policies and processes.




• Delivering resilience, support and best practice sharing across the Land Training business as required.




• Implementing and delivering on the Group / Land P&SC strategy and objectives.




• Travel to operational sites and team meetings across the UK, when required.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive Commercial and contracts acumen with previous experience in a Commercial or Contract Management role, or placing contracts with suppliers




• Extensive procurement experience from sourcing to contract placement




• Extensive multi-stakeholder management experience




• Supplier performance management experience - improving relationships and focusing on operational delivery




• Previous experience of working in large organisations with areas of category managed
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To apply, please send your CVs in the first instance