Head of Supply Chain

Salary
- Salary £75,191 - £88,460 (dependent on experience)
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- Poole, Dorset, England
- Location description
- Hybrid working, with 2-3 days in Poole.
- Interview date
- 1st stage w/c 13th Jan. 2nd stage w/c 20th Jan 2025
- Closing Date
- 03-01-2025
- Reference
- 18660

**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, be responsible for the provision of professional procurement expertise and maximising 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 design, build, supply, support and maintain 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.
- Providing strong leadership for focussed 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 be able 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 track 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,

**Safeguarding**:
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

**Diversity at the RNLI**: