Supply Chain Manager

CWA: Civil Works Alliance; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading salary

Annual leave generous

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Civil Works Alliance in the United Kingdom is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to support the Sizewell C Civils Works Alliance, helping shape and implement the supply chain strategy for a major energy project.

You will analyse data, drive performance with KPIs, manage relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, and collaborate with IT and procurement to deliver value, efficiency and sustainable procurement.

Qualifications

• Experience developing supply chain strategies.
• Ability to analyze data and identify opportunities.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of P2P and S2C systems.
• Experience in similar industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the Supply Chain Management Strategy.
• Lead stakeholder meetings with key supply partners.
• Maintain reporting and dashboard with KPIs and risks.
• Collaborate with IT to optimise P2P/S2C.
• Support sustainable procurement and process transformation.

Skills

Strategy development

Change management

P2P and S2C processes

Stakeholder management

Risk & opportunity management

Job description

Supply Chain Manager Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the CWA Wide Section.

What will you do?

Job Purpose / Overview

The purpose of this role is to:

• Support the development and delivery the Supply Chain Management Strategy for the Sizewell C Civils Works Alliance
• Conduct in-depth supply chain data analysis to identify opportunities and share insight
• Deliver an enhanced level of value to the Sizewell C project and achievement of its commitments to stakeholders and local communities.
• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders through a regular, transparent two-way communication and collaborate with Supply chain, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, and Partner organisations
• Deliver sector leading Supply Chain development and performance management and to continually improve.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team and wider functions to align strategies

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

• Support development of the Supply Chain Management Strategy
• Develop Supply Chain Management guidance and deliver support activity
• Lead and manage relationship meetings with key supply partners
• Maintain robust approach to Supply Chain Management benefit reporting
• Measure & Report performance against targets
• Develop and drive performance through a Supply Chain Management Dashboard, containing KPIs, Milestones and Risks associated with such topics as:
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Supply Chain Development
  • Supply Chain Performance Management
  • Supply Chain Risk Management
  • Lean workshops/ Process Improvement
• Collaborate with IT team to optimise P2P/S2C requirements.
• Enable Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost improvements through the Supply Chain
• Conduct supply chain performance data analysis to develop insight and identify opportunities
• Undertake comprehensive market analysis and test market assumptions with a strong focus on: Capacity, Capability & Competence and inform procurement/delivery teams of relevant threats and opportunities
• Work collaboratively with the Project teams to ensure that our supply chain strategy is positioned to deliver the desired outcomes
• Facilitate the development of package specific balanced scorecards aligned to outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with Policy and Process.
• Support embedment of sustainable procurement.
• Support Process and Digital Transformation

Live our Values

Ensure relentless commitment to Zero Harm

What are we looking for?

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Strategy development
• Change management
• An understanding of the P2P and S2C process
• Stakeholder management
• Risk & opportunity management

Desirable

• Project management
• Nuclear culture / behaviours
• Commercial & business acumen
• People management
• ESG

Essential

• Experience of working within similar industry and demonstrated knowledge of the SCM systems and process
• Good communication skills (verbal & written).
• Effective stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical ability with an empirical and measured approach to decision making.

Desirable

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or similar.

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.