Supply Chain Administrator

TVS are operating as part of Team Leidos, a team of defence and logistics specialists, supporting a major transformation contract providing an end to end supply chain service delivering commodity and inventory savings to the UK Ministry of Defence.

We are now recruiting for a Supply Chain Coordinator with line management responsibilities working for TVS as part of a vibrant and dynamic team, committed to transforming the way the MOD works.

**Please note we work on a hybrid model of threedays working from home and two days in our offices in Bicester each week.**
**Therefore, you must be located within reasonable commuting distance to Bicester.**

**Main Duties & responsibilities**:

- Ensuring stock levels of medical items are maintained in line with the output of TVS’s Demand Forecast Planning software system (Mysys.DFP).
- Manage a range of items in TVS’s Enterprise Resource Planning software (Msys.ERP), utilising worklists of exceptions and monitoring the automation to ensure orders are flowing effectively.
- Source medical items, ether from our existing supplier base or new suppliers, which meets the customer’s needs.
- Manage unit demands, in line with their operational priorities and clinical importance.
- Deal with unit queries around product availability and supply chain challenges, especially where there are manufacturing issues or global supply chain challenges which threaten UK MoD’s ability to operate.
- Receive supplier responses/quotes and log into Msys.ERP, placing and managing orders to ensure they are received by the warehouse and end users quickly and efficiently and in line with MHRA recommendations.
- Liaise with other colleagues in the wider business
- Acquisition and Contract Management to manage rejected purchase requisitions.
- Commodity Team on obsolescence, supersession, specification change and technical advice.
- Provides feedback to Inventory Management from the supply chain for stock optimisation.
- Form part of the project team for any new inbound requirements and reletting of existing contracts in innovative solution focussed ways.
- Provide proactive early warnings on potential supply issues and actions for remediation.
- Ensure Supplier compliance to the ASN process, expediting those suppliers who have not provided the information for commodity deliveries to avoid non-complying deliveries into the fulfilment centre.
- Maintain promise dates from suppliers and expedite purchase orders based on the planning messages within Msys.ERP, output from MRP.
- Build relationships with suppliers and colleagues across Team Leidos in order to effectively manage the supply chain.
- Authorise and manage the disposal of any items which require it, including hazardous items and pharmaceuticals.

**Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience**:

- Previous experience in supply chain/logistics role an advantage, as is some awareness of the military.
- Some knowledge of medical products would be helpful, or a keen willingness to learn about these items and the medical market as full training will be provided.
- Willingness to learn and explore IS challenges and actively contribute to improvements
- Effective communicator at all levels.
- Literate and numerate.
- Ability to negotiate with the suppler to agree delivery to meet customer requirements.

In return for your hard work, we offer excellent career progression opportunities and a professional environment where you can acquire, use, and continue developing your skills.

Your package will include:

- Competitive Salary and pension scheme with life assurance
- 25 Days Holiday (plus 8 statutory Bank Holidays)
- Holiday buy-back scheme (5 days)
- Employee Assistance Programme supporting wellness with immediate access to:
1. GP consultation and second opinions

2. Mental health support

3. Financial and Legal support

4. Wellbeing and healthy living support
- Employee referral scheme with financial reward
- Professional Membership and Study Sponsorship
- Pass scheme (£100 to undertake training of your choice)

At TVS SCS we encourage and support our employees to realise their potential. They are empowered to take initiative and achieve high impact results that really make a difference to our business and our customers.

**Where we are**:
Please note we work on a hybrid model of four days working from home and one day in our offices in Emersons Green, Bristol each week. Therefore, you must be located within reasonable commuting distance to Bristol.

**About TVS**:
TVS supply chain solutions are a global provider of outsourced supply chain management solutions, delivering real change to our customers across a wide range of sectors including the MOD, Utilities organisations, beverage companies, automotive and the rail industry. TVS internationally have an annual turnover in excess of $8billion and employ over 39,000 employees across the globe. The company has a strong growth strategy and ethos for continuous improvement, to enable th