World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.  Rate: £50.00 per hourLocation: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference.Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per weekContract: 37 Hours per weekOvertime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)Supply Chain Manager Job Description:An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies.Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required:

• Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc…
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to further develop his / her network
• It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience
• Very good negotiating and influencing skills
• Objective driven, determination to succeed
• Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business
• Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies.
• Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments.
• A proven ability to:
  • Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies
  • Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk
  • Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both  current state vs Future state
  • Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier
  • Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain
  • Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure
  • Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries