Supply Chain Lead - London, United Kingdom - Gleeds

Gleeds

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role:

Supply Chain Lead - Energy

London (Mixture of home, office and client sites)

Permanent

Full time with flexible working and core hours

About this opportunity

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver awardwinning projects around the world. We are a gold standard investor in people employer, with our people at the heart of everything we do._
Climate change and Sustainability is at the top of our agenda, we have been established within the energy sector for the past 40 years and have achieved significant growth in the past years as we contribute to a sector that will have trillions of pounds of investment over the next decade. Our teams are at the forefront of the change, managing life changing projects in Solar, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Renewables and Defence, and we want you to be part of that too._
At Gleeds, our projects take us across the globe, giving you opportunities to travel or to remain at the office base you choose._

Our Energy team is delivering projects on
nuclear new build programmes across the UK that will be crucial to Britain's energy independence and our NetZero 2050 targets.

One of our key customers is EDF who are leading the consortium to construct Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast which will power six million homes, generate billions in regional economy and support thousands of local jobs.

To support this project, we are recruiting for a
Supply Chain Lead to join our team on a
permanent basis in
London.

The role of
Supply Chain Lead is to own and manage commercial relationships for suppliers within their portfolio.

You will be the primary point of contact for all supply chain/commercial matters relating to the portfolio of suppliers/contracts and work closely and pro-actively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

This includes working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a Programme.

In this role you will be responsible for

Procuring, negotiating and executing the construction contracts for your portfolio, evidencing that value for money is secured at all times regardless of procurement route and contracts promote cost transparency and stakeholder requirements.
Managing all awarded contracts within a portfolio in accordance with the contract terms, governance requirements and Project objectives and to a successfully deliver portfolio outcomes.
Providing an overview of the individual contracts within a portfolio to ensure compatibility and alignment with other projects and regular reporting of topics includin

g:
scope of work/services; schedule; prices and rates; key personnel; and incentive arrangements.

Establishing, managing, tracking and taking the necessary corrective action to ensure the portfolio of procurements meets the overall Integrated Work Schedule milestones and adequate time is allowed to successfully procure packages such that value for money is evidenced, stakeholder and project requirements are all met and contract signature is in line with the Integrated Work Schedule.

About You:

What we are looking for in our next Supply Chain Lead

Experience

Qualifications

Ideally you will have be HNC, HND or Degree qualified in a Quantity Surveying / Cost Management, Construction Law, or similar / relevant discipline, or in some case applicants with an alternative background (e

g:
Engineering) may be considered.

Professional qualifications and/or membership of the RICS, CIOB, CICES, CIPS or other relevant Chartered Institute are desirable, and will be supported if not already attained.

What we can offer you

Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications
Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry
Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous reviews
Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal wellbeing comes first
Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience
Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy worklife balance
Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations
Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a gold standard investor in people

About Us:

Joining us

Be part of the extraordinary
Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel.

Delivering on the world's most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we of