Supply Chain Specialist

2 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Supply Chain Specialist

Location: Burghfield

Package: £36,540-£54,820 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Supply Chain Specialist. You will be joining a newly formed cross-functional team tasked with enhancing performance with current and future suppliers, your Supply Chain expertise will be instrumental in supporting and refining our existing and emerging supply chain processes. You will play a key role in, driving supplier performance metrics, both building and fostering strong collaborations with cross functional stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Key Accountabilities:

Contribute to the development and implementation of best practice processes and systems.
Working with AWE Business System (AWEBS · electronic purchasing) and information management systems to support functional governance.
Management of approved suppliers including supplier records and due diligence activities.
Governance of AWE Supply Chain Management policies, processes and systems including preparation of material for and participating in audits (internal and external e.g. LRQA, ONR etc.), and reporting risk, savings and benefits.
Provision of standard and bespoke business reports, analysis and presentations.
Maintaining functional budgetary and resource plans.

Key Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities will depend on the specialism but may include:
Working offsite with suppliers to improve performance and develop procedures.
Support change and champion best practice by actively participating in reviews of SCM processes and systems, ensuring adherence, providing training and escalating issues as appropriate.
Manage and maintain SCM data e.g. electronic purchasing system, contractual/supplier records and activity trackers.
Design, delivery, analysis and commentary of both standard and bespoke reports to provide performance reports, dashboards and facilitate governance reviews and audit.
Provide presentations and training to users and internal/external stakeholders to promote awareness of the supply chain function and support compliance.
Management of SCM risks associated with the role.
Manage SCM budget and headcount, prepare inputs to annual cost forecasts.
Seek and collate internal and/or external feedback on the Supply Chain Function to support continuous improvement activities.
Promoting and ensuring the use of a fully evaluated and approved supply base.
Working with key stakeholders to ensure the speedy resolution of queries.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

You get every other Friday off work, in addition to hours of annual leave.
Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
Willingness to travel, this role will be predominantly supplier based 80 / 20 split.

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