Candour Talent are recruiting a Supply Chain Manager to join their client's team in Ebbw Vale.

* Employment Type: Full Time/Permanent

* Working Hours: Mon-Fri

* Salary: £50-55k + performance bonus + employer pension

Our client is looking for an experienced and dynamic Supply Chain Manager to join their team in Ebbw Vale. The successful candidate will lead a well-establish team and be joining a world-leading manufacturer renowned for product quality and industry-leading standards.

The Role:

* 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, to include annual reviews with key suppliers

* Providing import/export expert advice and guidance to the business that will be central to developing and maintaining an effective Make vs Buy challenge and which will be supportive of the 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 coordinates the internal sign off

* Establishing advantageous commercial arrangement 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 perform 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 / 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 material and services and that routes of supply are maintained for critical product

* 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. Develops 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

The 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

* An 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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How to Apply:

Email Address: adele @ candourtalent. co. uk

We thank you for considering Candour Talent Recruitment for your career aspirations and encourage you to continue exploring opportunities with us in the future. Good Luck with your application and we look forward to receiving your CV.

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