Lead Materials Controller 1266MARG Hinkley Point C PAYE £222.50 or Umbrella £315 Principal Accountabilities - Lead a team of approximately 8 people - Plan the sequencing of the teams work to meet the programme needs - Make sure orders are placed in time to align to the programme needs - Take ownership and implement agreed purchasing strategies. - Develop and own category input and initiatives into the budget process and forecasting Procurement cost savings initiatives within SAP (Reporting tool). - Maintain communication with suppliers/ commercial team during procurement to ensure timely delivery while maintaining compliance as per the procurement documents. - Actively manage the procurement process from order placement through receipt of products and subsequent payment of invoices. - Work with various teams to ensure continuity of supply of Quality. - Monitoring of purchase orders and undertaking all necessary steps to ensure compliance. - Drive on-time delivery for all external purchases - Prepare purchase requisition and purchase order using the purchasing system (AS9). - Maintain accurate and organised purchasing document packs for auditing reasons. - Assist in the follow up and provide information to requesters regarding ordering. Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience - Team leader experience - Engineering, commercial or supply chain experience - Undergraduate qualifications in engineering, commercial, supply chain or business. - Strong attention to detail / Target driven. - Aptitude with analytical tools. - Ability to drive and resolve problems and issues with suppliers involving order placement and delivery - Ability to build consensus and engagement with the key stakeholders at all levels. - Ability to demonstrate innovative solutions to complicated purchasing initiatives, in a fast moving and demanding environment. - Proficient in Office 365 tools such as Excel, Word etc. - Comfortable following process with a healthy questioning attitude.