SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER | AEROSPACE & DEFENCE | FTSE250

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER | AEROSPACE & DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE | FTSE250 | PROCUREMENT | SALARY £ 40-50K | HYBRID - WILTSHIRE, SALISBURY, SOUTHAMPTON, PORTSMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact - jobsOE@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

This client is an established market-leading FTSE 250 company operating within the Defence Technology sector. The company are a world-centre of excellence in research and development, acting as a catalyst for fast-track innovation offering outstanding experimentation facilities, technical engineering and scientific expertise. The modus operandi of this firm is to ensure the safety and security of the world arounds us.

• The client is offering the Supply Chain Manager a competitive salary of 45-55k, as well as both a collaborative and rewarding working environment. There is vast potential for career progression across a global organisation.
• The client has adopted an adaptive and flexible working culture with hybrid working conditions, generous holiday allowance, private health care, employee incentive schemes and more.

Role Purpose

• The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for negotiating high value, high risk and complex contracts on behalf of our global business.
• The ideal candidate will have experience liaising with senior internal stakeholders, negotiating favourable contract terms and conditions with OEMs and establishing timely, value for money agreements with acceptable risk.
• Experience in the procurement of major equipment and services requirements in the defence industry is preferable.
• Driving out unnecessary expenditure in order to reduce corporate overhead and the timely delivery of contractual solutions within bid & project timescales.
• The Supply Chain Manager will need to be able to identify, develop and nurture positive supplier relationships in order to meet future aspirations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Sector and Indirect Procurement Teams to identify opportunities to utilise extant supplier relationships and frameworks that leverage Group scale.
• The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for identifying repeat requirements from the projects pipeline and placing demands on the Sector and Indirect Procurement Team to deliver suitable, long-term contracting mechanisms.
• Collaboratively develop industrial strategies with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of targets, improve supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement plans across spend.

Key Competencies

• Looking for a self-starter who possesses Procurement and Supply Chain Management experience, relevant knowledge & experience of procurement and a proven track record of success within the industry.
• The Supply Chain Manager should be delivery, results and customer focussed with both a propensity to exceed expectations and the ability to thrive independently with a high degree of professionalism and integrity.
• Confident communicator, influencer & relationship builder. A professional who is detail orientated by nature and possesses the ability to problem solve.
• Proficient in the identification & mitigation of supply chain, organisational, regulatory, legal & commercial risk. Experience of conducting international business is advantageous.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact - jobsOE@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

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