Job Description Background & Position Summary The Supply Chain specialist will have a central role in the procurement team related to procurement of products and close cooperation with suppliers, as well driving supply chain optimization projects. Furthermore, the Supply Chain Specialist will have a close cooperation with sales, product management and production team, to ensure the right products are available at the right time. The role requires a solid understanding of the business and the requirements for servicing our customers. The right candidate has experience with project management, is self-driven and solution oriented. The role is office based at our Glenrothes location. Key Supply Chain tasks Procurement of Steel products through MRD to support production Procurement of “bought-in-finished” goods from local and Asian suppliers through MRD General ownership of all supply chain related data like lead time, MOQ, GOALS Facilitate and drive the monthly S&OP cycle with key stakeholders Facilitate the SLOB Cycle and drive stock reduction initiatives with sales & KAM Engage with key stakeholders on the master data side so we ensure planning & Communication around “New Product Introduction” & Product Line Simplification to ensure a proactive approach around stock holding agreement and planning Engage with local stakeholders to act as a Supply Chain Business Partner Ownership of Offsite supply chain KPI’s, like “in-full-on-time”, “months-of-hand” and “Slow & Obsolete” Supply Chain Project Management (Supplier switch, In-sourcing/near shoring) Drive new suppliers to adopt custom warehouse setup Strong & ongoing Vendor Management – tracking, challenging and improving performance. Resolving Stock, supply, contract issues. Contract management for Offsite supply base – renewing, re-tendering, resolving disputes, and enforcing terms. Other responsibility: The candidate needs to take ownership of strategic sourcing activities in collaboration with the business Drive cost saving activities with the vendor base The candidate will be part of the upcoming ERP implementation at Glenrothes Work in a multinational and friendly team. An international outlook is important as both customers and suppliers are located across the world. Work closely with the Manager on the delivery of the front-to-back procurement projects utilising internal and external suppliers whilst also managing the day-to-day ordering process and being a first point of escalation for inventory issues. The correct individual will have a solid grounding in purchasing and procurement. The right candidate will have experience with project management. Will have worked with large datasets and have experience in order processing and stock management as well as strong interpersonal and relationship skills.