Supply Chain Manager-(EST00015E)
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
The Supply Chain Manager will develop and enact the supply chain strategy, ensuring that best value contracts are introduced and appropriately managed with high performing Supply Chain partners.
Typical Responsibilities include:
1. Develop optimum relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of contracts for the delivery of materiel and services
2. Provision of expert advice and guidance to the business that will be central to developing and maintaining an effective Make vs Buy challenge and which will be supportive of the business strategy.
3. The end to end procurement process from planning, setting of procurement requirements, issuing of tenders through to evaluation, selection & contract award and coordinates the internal sign off and approval pre-award
4. Introduction of advantageous commercial arrangement and / or innovative contracting models that seek a partnership and collaborative approach with key supply chain partners.
5. Develop and maintains relationships with both internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to Corporate Function, Lines of Business Directors and Project teams, delivery partners and the wider supply chain
6. Ensures processes and systems are established for the appropriate storage of all contractual documentation
7. Ensures an environment for continual improvement to ensure that the Supply Chain team provides a proactive, effective and efficient service to the business; identifying and challenging performance issues and non-compliance and driving out improvement actions / plans to address
8. Monitors business trends and product availability, ensuring value for money is achieved for materiel and services and that routes of supply are maintained for critical product
9. Undertake commercial activities related to make/buy decisions including preparation of the contract scope specification (noting that functional areas remain accountable for technical aspects of these decisions).
Here's What You'll Need:
Primary Location
:United Kingdom-United Kingdom Countrywide-Reading-UK Aldermaston AWE
Travel
:No
Job Posting
:Apr 19, 2024, 6:43:06 AM
Job
:Project Management
Organization
:CMS
Job Type
:ExperiencedJob Classification:Fulltime-Regular
Work Locations
:UK Aldermaston AWEAtomic Weapons Establishment AldermastonReadingRG7 4PRCapabilities:Nuclear Defense