Senior Supply Chain Specialist - Gloucester, United Kingdom - EDF Limited

EDF Limited

Verified Company

Gloucester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supply Chain Specialist to join the Strategic Supplier Management area of Central Supply Chain.

This is a key role, responsible for supporting the performance of large commercial framework arrangements and maintaining a long-term value adding partnership with strategic suppliers.

This role requires good experience of procurement activities including tendering, tenderer evaluation, conditions of contract and contract formation.

In addition, flair and the use of commercial judgement together with strong stakeholder management and influencing and communication skills to work with people at all levels both internally and with contract partners is required.

Pay, benefits and culture...

We can offer a competitive salary from £54,391 - £71,779 and you'll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Nuclear Generation Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.

At EDF, everyone's welcome.

We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We are a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help you through the process, making adjustments along the way as required.

We value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you'll be doing
Alongside the management of large multi-party commercial and single contract party arrangements you will:

Ensure that contract management activities are effective and streamlined, and that opportunities for synergies with other key alliances have been maximised
Lead on upstream procurement activities, including contract formation, framework renewals, rate negotiations and projects, within the EDF policies and procedures.
Develop and maintain appropriate key metrics and reporting as part of governance and control activities and to demonstrate the value being added by the frameworks
Take responsibility for ensuring key delivery alliances are managed to deliver commercial advantage and value for money is achieved.
Drive commercial challenges as well as taking responsibility for contract and partner performance improvement.
Develop and lead a Continuous Improvement plan ensuring that this in line with the agreed strategy.
Develop and maintain sound relationships with key partners and internal customers at all levels.
As part of Nuclear Generation's Supply Chain function, ensure that company commercial strategy and processes are being appropriately devised and deployed within the area of responsibility
Support the development of commercial thinking within the technical communities that use the framework agreements, via formal training and tactical interventions

Who you are

You will have experience of working in a technical engineering environment and are educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent.

Working towards, or already having obtained chartered status would also be an advantage.

You will have relevant commercial experience in procurement, contract/commercial management and SRM but other relevant experience will be considered.

We're looking for an individual who has strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to develop and maintain internal and external relationships across all levels.

Being able to lead and influence at senior levels, both internally and externally, will be crucial.

You will be a delivery focussed individual - able to understand and prioritise issues as they arise and take appropriate, timely action.

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
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