Supply Chain Specialist

EDF UK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF UK is hiring a Supply Chain Specialist for Gloucester Business Park. The role focuses on establishing supply market strategies, leading procurement activity and managing supplier relationships to control expenditure in accordance with the Supply Chain Policy and category strategies.

You will administer contract aspects from tender through negotiation and placement, with liaison to Supply Chain Management on strategic matters.

Qualifications

• Essential: HNC or equivalent.
• Desirable: Chartered member of CIPS/RICS or working towards equivalent qualification.
• Procurement experience across goods, works and services.
• Negotiation of commercial agreements in regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Establish and deliver supply market strategies and procurement activity.
• Manage supplier relationships and contract expenditure within delegated authority.
• Administer upstream and downstream commercial aspects of contracts: appraisal, tendering, negotiation, placement, variation and claims.
• Maintain external supplier contact and liaise with Supply Chain Management on strategic matters.
• Provide proactive support to internal customers and develop market strategies for category management.
• Deliver commercially focused responses to developments and issues.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation

Contract principles

Education

HNC or equivalent

CIPS/RICS toward qualification

Job description

• Primary Contractual Location: Gloucester Business Park
• Term of Employment: Permanent

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen here at Gloucester Business Park for a Supply Chain Specialist within our Supply Chain Commercial department

The Opportunity

You will establish and deliver supply market strategies, procurement activity, relationship management, and control of relevant expenditure areas

You will undertake procurement activity in accordance with the Company’s Acquire Goods and Services Supply Chain Policy and relevant category strategies

Administering the upstream and downstream commercial aspects of a contract to the delegated level of authority (this includes supplier appraisal, tender preparation, tender assessment, negotiation, contract placement, variation and claim management and performance monitoring)

Maintain appropriate level of external supplier contact to undertake responsibilities effectively and liaise with Supply Chain Management on matters of strategic importance

Regular & pro-active liaison and support to internal customers

Assisting the Senior Supply Chain Specialists in developing and delivering market strategies that will underpin category management and include commercial objectives, relationship management and materials management

Provide operationally focussed responses to developments and issue.

Apply human performance tools to enhance operational safety and performance.

Pay, benefits and culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £47,513 - £84,595 and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. Your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

Here at EDF UK, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

• Commercial Acumen: - Demonstrates knowledge of internal commercial priorities and external marketplace.
• Challenge and Change: - Knowledge of the principles of procurement management.
• Decision Making: - Able to link disparate information, understands trends and patterns and makes educated decisions based on these elements ensuring safety is paramount and value is delivered to the business
• Leadership Values: - Identifies and demonstrates effective personal values and styles in achieving personal and corporate goals
• Building Relationships: - Builds effective relationships and team working at all levels both within the company and with suppliers and contractors
• Leading through Teamwork: - Proven ability to promote effective teamwork by personally acting as a mentor and role model
• Open Communication: - Ability to communicate at all levels within the business, both to staff, colleagues in other departments and to supplier staff to build effective working relationships.
• Developing Self and Others: - Identifies opportunities to improve own knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Achievement Orientation: - Possesses a strong results focus supported by relevant commercial skills and knowledge required to deliver value to the Business. Proven ability to conduct successful commercial negotiations with suppliers.

Technical Competency

• Proven ability to conduct successful commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Experience working within procurement environments with a solid understanding of end-to-end procurement and supplier relationship management processes.
• Knowledge of internal business and external marketplace.

Who you are

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential: As a minimum the post holder will possess an HNC or equivalent

Desired: Chartered member of CIPS/RICS (or other equivalent), or evidence of working towards an equivalent commercial qualification

Specific Skills:

• Procurement experience across goods, works and services
• Negotiation of commercial agreements in regulated industries
• Understanding of legal terms and conditions and contract principles

Experience:

• Detailed working knowledge of the Supply Chain and contract processes
• Awareness of best practice advances in supply chain
• Ability to promote effective teamwork
• Evidence of influencing change and delivering improvements
• Good communication, influencing, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Closing date for applications is Sunday November 15th

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday November 23rd

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.

Additional Information

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