Thorough management of the supply chain, to ensure full availability and delivery of materials, equipment, services and contracts where applicable for the Engineering department. Be a leader in Chiltern to deliver the business plan for our stakeholders.
* Establish priority contracts to support major work packages,
* Work closely with the Chiltern Railways Procurement Department and Arriva Group Procurement to ensure contract timescales are achieved,
* Management of suppliers and contracts, including formal contract reviews,
* Achieve best VFM through management of contracts and suppliers,
* Improve performance and delivery of key suppliers, including the development of Key Performance Indicators for all relevant suppliers/contracts,
* In conjunction with other stakeholders develop the materials budget for planned and unplanned maintenance,
* Maintain the engineering contract register,
* Compliance with applicable legislation, DFT And Arriva Group commitments
* Meet budgetary constraints in terms of resource, systems and services
* Work with Fleet Planning team to link materials procurement with heavy maintenance strategy to minimise impact on fleet availability. Professional Qualification desired
* Experience of negotiating and managing high value commercial agreements
* Experience of traction and rolling stock maintenance
* Proven people leader and manager
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Continuous improvement knowledge and experience
* Highly self‑motivated problem solver
* Broad cross‑functional working perspective
* Resilient and flexible
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