World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Rate: £50.00 per hourLocation: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference.Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per weekContract: 37 Hours per weekOvertime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarterDuration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)Supply Chain Manager Job Description: An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipments team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies.Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required:
* Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc
* Strong interpersonal skills - ability to further develop his / her network
* It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience
* Very good negotiating and influencing skills
* Objective driven, determination to succeed
* Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business
* Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies.
* Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments.
* A proven ability to:
o Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
o Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk
o Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both current state vs Future state
o Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier
o Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain
o Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure
o Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries