Ecosystem Lead - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Costain

Costain

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a great opportunity for an experienced
Ecosystem Lead - Non-Infra (Supply Chain Manager) to join our team delivering the
Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Framework with Anglian Water.

Anglian Water has created a new delivery enterprise - the Strategic Pipeline Alliance.

"SPA" is creating hundreds of kilometres of new, interconnecting pipelines to help combat the impact of climate change and keep fresh, clean water flowing across the Anglian Water region.

The new network is one of the largest infrastructure projects for a generation and is a complex and challenging major infrastructure project.

We are looking for someone that can be in Peterborough or site location twice a week. Once a month on a Tuesday we have a face to face team meeting in Peterborough.

About the Role

The Supply Chain Ecosystem Team was set up and based on Project 13 Principles of early supplier engagement, identifying package of work and creating multi supplier teams embedded within SPA to deliver value through reduced scope, innovative ideas as well as cost savings.

This key role is to lead and support two Non-Infra Ecosystem Managers to ensure the supply chain is in place, obtain quotations and work with our Commercial colleagues to place value for money orders to be delivered to site at the right time.

Due to the challenging timelines of the Non-Infra programme you will also be expected to complete your own procurement packages as well as managing and supporting your team.

Role Responsibilities
Day to day team management
Acting as a mentor and sounding board to your team to develop best commercial outcomes for SPA
Ability to prioritise and work in a fast-moving programme
Complete your own procurement tasks to provide additional resource to a challenging programme
Complete monthly reports for SPA Board and SLT
Upward management of stakeholders
Deputising for Head of Supply Chain Ecosystem
Establish a value driven supply chain
Category / procurement strategy development within a regulated or OJEU compliant environments
Mobilise and integrate suppliers
Manage supplier performance
Develop and implement commercial / reward models that drive desired behaviours and greater value
Develop supplier capabilities and behaviours

About You
Degree level education
Previous experience of working in a complex infrastructure project
Previous experience defining and establishing an ecosystem of supply chain partners that deliver maximum value
Working knowledge of NEC
Development of Procurement Strategy / Category Plans
Knowledge of EU Procurement Regs
Team management

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About Costain

At Costain, we help to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.

We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK's infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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