Senior Supply Chain Operations Specialist

Location: Reading, West Berkshire - hybrid working

A Senior Supplier Operations Specialist is required to support Supply Chain Management in supplier onboarding, management, governance, and reporting within the Business System (Fusion). The role involves ensuring appropriate question sets are included in procurement and onboarding activities, conducting regular reviews of the onboarding process, and driving improvement initiatives. Experience with Jaggaer (preferred) or Ariba is essential, while Oracle experience is desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the appropriate question sets are included in procurement and supplier onboarding activities.
• Ensure the question sets are regularly reviewed by the Technical Advisers and up to date with current legislation and policies.
• Ensure suppliers are onboarded in a professional, efficient, and timely manner.
• Regular reviews undertaken of the onboarding process and improvement activities.
• Work with potential suppliers to fully explain the organisation's requirements and ensure documentation is completed to the required standards.
• Ensure Supply Chain processes, tools and systems are understood and adhered to.

Key Experience & Skills:

• Supply chain management and processes.
• Stakeholder management.
• Experience of using JAGGAER is preferred, or Ariba.
• Flexible, resilient, and adaptable.
• Oracle experience (desirable).

If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the 'Guaranteed Interview' scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team.

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