About us
The RNLI is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service, seasonal lifeguards, and water safety education and initiatives. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that is where you come in. This is your chance to join that team and help save lives every day.
We’re looking for an inspiring and experienced Head of Supply Chain to join us in leading our Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics team, supporting the whole organisation to ensure our goods and services deliver the best sustainable value for the RNLI.
Some of the benefits
* Salary £75,191 - £88,460 (dependent on experience).
* Hybrid and Flexible working options
* 26 days’ annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (increases with service)
* Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
* Life assurance
* Health and dental cashplan option
Your Role
As Head of the RNLI Supply Chain, you will be responsible for developing our Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics functions to cover all elements of expenditure and supplier management, providing professional procurement expertise and maximizing our order efficiency across the RNLI. The key areas of spend include logistics, construction, technology, engineering, marketing, and business services.
This role will form a part of our Engineering and Supply (ES) Department Senior Leadership Team. The ES Department designs, builds, supplies, supports, and maintains the RNLI’s buildings, boats, and equipment to help save lives and keep our people safe. Together, their vision is to deliver trusted, sustainable solutions to bring our people home safely. This will be achieved by empowering people to be the best they can be and embracing data, innovative thinking, and technology to continually improve reliability, safety, and availability.
The key priorities for this role in the next 5 years are:
* Implement a new procurement tool suite including P2P, Catalogues, and Warehousing.
* Drive savings and efficiencies in procurement contracts and purchasing, contributing to a more affordable and sustainable RNLI.
* Implement agreed improvements to our Logistics strategy for the benefit of RNLI volunteers and employees across the Charity.
* Provide strong leadership for focused safety and efficiency improvements in our Warehousing facilities.
About You
We are looking for someone with excellent, proven experience in a similar role. To be considered as our new Head of Supply Chain, you will also need to demonstrate:
* Experience of leading, managing, developing, and/or motivating multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating across a variety of stakeholders.
* A demonstrable track record in driving change and improvement against clear and measurable targets and standards.
* A strong track record of value delivery, partnership development, and risk reduction.
* A record of effective collaboration in a complex environment with internal and external partners.
* Demonstrable experience of building capability within and across teams.
* MCIPS or relevant business experience.
Finally, it goes without saying that you will share our passion for saving lives.
This complex and demanding job requires an experienced leader who is used to being targeted and delivering exceptional results. In return, you will be part of an extraordinary team and have the satisfaction of playing a significant role in driving forward the business of the RNLI: saving lives at sea.
This role may also be known as: Supply Chain Director, Head of Supply Chain, Head of Procurement, Head of Purchasing & Supply, Head of Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics.
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