Supply Chain Manager – Ebbw Vale
Employment Type: Full Time/Permanent
Working Hours: Monday – Friday
Salary: £50‑60k + performance bonus + employer pension
Key Responsibilities
* Line management responsibility for the Supply Chain team, ensuring their continued professional development and effective support to the business
* Developing, managing, and maintaining a highly motivated team to lead on the tendering, evaluation and placement of purchase orders and contracts
* Developing optimum relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of contracts for the delivery of materials and services, including annual reviews with key suppliers
* Providing import/export expert advice and guidance to the business, central to developing and maintaining an effective Make vs Buy challenge supporting business strategy
* Developing and maintaining robust processes, procedures, and systems for the effective and efficient delivery of Supply Chain activities (including Production Planning)
* End-to-end procurement process from planning, setting of procurement requirements, issuing of tenders through to evaluation, selection & contract award, and coordinating the internal sign‑off
* Establishing advantageous commercial arrangements and/or innovative contracting models that seek a partnership and collaborative approach with key supply chain partners
* Developing, maintaining, and monitoring performance against the client’s forward Procurement Plan and performing risk management for supply contracts and agreements
* Ensuring processes and systems are established for the appropriate storage of all contractual documentation
* Encouraging a continuous improvement mindset to ensure that the Supply Chain team provides a proactive, effective, and efficient service to the business; identifying and challenging performance issues and non‑compliance and driving out improvement actions or plans to address
* Tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce Total Cost of Acquisition and improve business effectiveness, controlling spends and building a culture of long‑term cost awareness in the business
* Monitoring business trends and product availability, ensuring value for money is achieved for materials and services and that routes of supply are maintained for critical products
* Overseeing an effective contract handover process to ensure smooth transition from pre‑contract to post‑contract phase so that all contracts placed are assessed and appropriate administration is put in place
* Developing and maintaining, in liaison with Legal Department and Contract Management, a contract suite for the services that the business is likely to require; developing a process so that any changes from these contract documents, as a result of negotiation, are risk assessed and easily tracked and identified
* Undertaking commercial activities related to make/buy decisions including preparation of the contract scope specification
Ideal Candidate
* Previous experience in a Supply Chain Manager role or similar
* Previous experience in a manufacturing environment or similar
* Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) with 5 years post qualification experience
* Understanding of UK Import/Export legislative and regulatory requirements and licence goods
* Experience in Change Management programmes
* Familiar with ISO 13485/9001/14001/45001 environment
* Familiar with Lean methodology
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