Supplier Relationship Management Lead - Culham, United Kingdom - Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
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Culham, United Kingdom

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Overview of Responsibilities:


Who are we looking for?

  • Coaches and empowers others.
  • Able to flex communication style and deliver tough messages when necessary.
  • Leads the work and develops teams.
  • Conceptualises, plans and executes.

What will you be responsible for?
Develop and grow Supplier Relationship Management Programme, strengthen UKAEA's work with strategic suppliers and delivery partners. Lead UKAEA's Contract Management development programme.

  • Salary
£63,856 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension- Programme
CENTRALISED- Department
Procurement- Discipline
Purchasing- Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire- Type of Employment


Full-time
Qualifications:

Essential skills, experience and competence required

  • Segment suppliers according to key criteria and determine those to be involved in the programme.
  • Develop a programme to implement SRM, including a communications strategy, stakeholder management plans implementation timeline and management reporting.
  • Lead initial workshops with stakeholders and suppliers to determine mutual benefits and ways of working
  • Work with the Cabinet Office and BEIS' Partner Organisations to ensure a suitable approach that is consistent across government but also tailored to BEIS needs and aims.
  • Upskill and support UKAEA policy and delivery teams to become relationship leads within the programme
  • Lead regular meetings with suppliers to discuss and review supplier performance and drive innovation
  • Utilise effective stakeholder management to ensure buy in with the programme at senior levels
  • Identify strategic opportunities, such as: quality of service; efficiency and cost savings, value for money; end to end integrated supply chain between Department & Delivery Partner; innovation and best practice transfer.
  • Support gathering supplier information such as business continuity planning, conformance to regulations and supplier declarations
  • Influencing and driving partner transformational change whilst demonstrating commercial leadership.
  • Develop strong internal stakeholder relationships across multiple BEIS directorates and at varying levels of seniority, building a deep knowledge of the Supplier's portfolio across BEIS
  • Communicates effectively, building team commitment, strong morale and strong working relationships.
  • Addresses and resolves conflict directly and constructively within the team and customers, including Senior Managers and stakeholders.
  • Develop and Implements contract management processes to ensure measurable performance against the requirements throughout the contract life cycle. Working closely with the UKAEA Contract Management Transformation Director.
  • Coordinate efforts at all levels with other units of the organisation to ensure alignment of objectives and outcomes.
  • Has the skills, knowledge and experience to understand, influence, drive and negotiate with internal and external customers.
  • Supporting control of procurement costs within agreed budgets.

Desirable skills, experience and competence

  • Degree level or equivalent experience.
  • Relevant expertise and experience to act as the lead expert for Supplier Relationship Management and influence both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Dynamic and inspirational leader
  • Ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders and confidently provide advice, guidance and constructive challenge when necessary, with regular reporting.
  • Excellent project management skills and the ability to create clear project plans and governance
  • Have excellent organisational skills and be able to balance multiple priorities/projects, whilst ensuring that key customers and stakeholders are kept informed.
  • Previous experience of the full commercial lifecycle and experience of working within public sector.
  • High quality written, oral and presentation skills and the ability to communicate with confidence and impact.
  • Adaptable and able to respond to changing priorities.
  • Strong IT skills, with experience of using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and/or industry equivalents and the Google Office Suite.
  • Familiarity with project management products such as: highlight reports, risk and issue logs etc. Mentoring and development of team members Where required, the provision of support to training programmes provided by the department.

Additional Information:


What we offer
Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant
culture committed to being fully
inclusive, an
Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
Flexible working options including family friendly policies,
Emergency paid
leave, Generous
annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of
career development opportunities, outstanding
defined benefit pension scheme; Corporate
bonus scheme (up to 7% for Levels - 7, as well as 3rd and 4th year apprentices)
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