Job Description
Job Summary
As the Corporate Services Director at SYNLAB, you will play a pivotal leadership role with oversight of our extensive UK and Ireland estate and critical support functions. You will strategically manage the entire estate, ensuring optimal space utilisation, a stable and secure operating environment, and expertly coordinated handbacks in line with commercial agreements. This includes cultivating key relationships with landlords and local councils to deliver cost-effective solutions, as well as leading the transformation and opening of new premises (laboratory and offices).
You will lead the comprehensive Environment, Health & Safety (H&S) strategy across SYNLAB, ensuring the Executive Team is consistently informed and that the highest safety standards are maintained. You will drive the effective implementation of H&S legislation, fostering a proactive safety culture and cementing a secure working environment across the UK-wide business through robust reporting and management.
Furthermore, you will oversee the efficient management of our supply chain and materials. This involves actively reducing costs, enhancing processes through optimising utilisation rates, minimising stock holdings, and improving stock management and reporting. Your role will also include coordinating operational needs to inform procurement and comm...