Supply Chain Management - Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom - GTS Group Ltd

Description

As the Head of Supply Chain Management, you will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day operations of our agile purchasing and supplier management department.

You will be responsible for ensuring timely and cost-effective supply of parts for our programmes, managing technical components and their associated supply chains, and identifying and mitigating risks to ensure continuous supply.

Lead ongoing workplan for Supplier Management, Purchasing, and Buying activities.

• Build and continually improve relationships with supply chain partners and customers.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to streamline purchasing, distribution, and logistics processes.
• Support programmes through to completion, ensuring ontime delivery and overall project ownership.
• Develop timelines, track progress, and communicate critical project achievements or risks.
• Own supply base commercials, manage contracts, and support delivery requirements.
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  Project Management: Proven experience in initiating, planning, executing, and closing projects.
• Supply Chain Knowledge: Proficiency in system and data management, ERP, MRP systems, and supply chain operations.
• Supply Chain

Project Management:
Experience in commercial agreement management, collaborative approvals, and supplier quality assessment.

• Proposal Cost Analysis: Ability to conduct dataled trend assessments to support proposal development.
• Supplier Onboarding &

Contract Management:
Skills in commercial risk alignment, contract negotiation, and budget control.

• Supply Chain

Coordination: Expertise in channel coordination and KPI monitoring to improve supply chain performance.

• Supply Chain

Strategy: Working knowledge of evaluating cost-benefit trade-offs in operational components.

• Supply Chain

Solutions: Continuous improvement activities with high-risk suppliers.

• Cross-

Functional Team Building:
Flexible, proactive, and able to adapt to changing environments.

• Selfmotivated with a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
• This role may require working outside of regular office hours, traveling within the UK or abroad, and spending time with customers offsite.

Interested candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, and salary expectations to Please include "Head of Supply Chain Management Application" in the subject line.

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