- Ensure individual procurement/ supply chain strategies/ negotiation plans/ make vs. buy plans for each contract are developed and maintained.
- Lead and manage suppliers to seek the best value for money solutions and drive on time, on cost delivery whilst maintaining Quality standards.
- Manage supplier performance through data (Cost Performance Indicators (CPI) and Schedule Performance Indicators (SPI)), ensure compliance with appropriate regulations and work with the suppliers to identify and implement Continuous Improvements/ opportunities for innovation.
- Engage and support stakeholders and the supplier throughout the lifecycle of the contract to ensure optimum performance and collaboration with other Work Packages where applicable.
- Identify and implement business improvements resulting in cost saving opportunities. Identify and manage risk and opportunity registers. Deliver mitigations against risk and realise opportunities.
- Manage the resolution of performance issues with the contract (eg. Populating claims' database whilst actively protecting the company revenues).
- Manage supplier invoice queries and resolve in agreed timescales.
- Produce and maintain information on supplier non-conformance.
- Maintain a supplier database to strengthen the procurement process.
- Maintain technical reference files for all bought components and related suppliers
- Report on procurement key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Detailed and solid understanding of Procurement processes and IT
- Strong experience in managing a wide range of services, commodities or equipment.
- Strong knowledge of the legal, import/ export and regulatory environments related to purchasing contracts and framework agreements within the defence sector (project specific).
- Maintain knowledge and keep up to date with defence sector updates and supplier performance/ developments (project specific).
- Competitive base salary
- 31 days holiday (pro rata)
- Company pension
- Life assurance
Subcontract Manager - Appledore, Devon, United Kingdom - Harland & Wolff
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Job purpose: To direct and manage all the procurement/ supply chain activities associated with specific Work Packages (including contract negotiations and contract management and reporting). The role includes the development of procurement/ supply chain strategies and plans, and the associated engagement and management of suppliers, projects and other stakeholders to deliver project/ business objectives. The management and development of team members to drive performance.
Deliverables: Delivery of strategy, evolution and updates thereto. Alignment across impacted Major Subsystem Work packages (TCV £xxxm. Representing the Procurement team at key meetings (internal and external).