Supply Chain Manager

2 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom QinetiQ Full time

The Role


As a Supply Chain Manager, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for executing the cost effective and timely delivery of procurement sourcing projects. You will need to be able to develop new supplier relationships in order to meet QinetiQ’s future aspirations. This role requires knowledge of specific defence, engineering and/or cyber domains and associated supply chains.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for driving sourcing processes, identifying risk and opportunities, and work collaboratively with key stakeholders within the business to execute the procurement strategy for the full range of procurement projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing strong relationships with key stakeholders in order to influence behaviours and ensure appropriate involvement of Procurement in all sourcing activities Maintaining awareness of restrictions, controls and accreditations that are placed upon suppliers working in a defence environment, ensuring at all times that both sourcing strategies and the incumbent supplier base do not jeopardise or threaten internal compliance Collaborating with the Category Management Team to identify opportunities to utilise extant supplier relationships and frameworks that leverage Group scale Ensuring compliance with process, governance and controls as agreed in the Procurement Code of Practice and Sourcing methodology Collaborating developed plans with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of targets, improve supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement plans across spend Collaborating with peers to develop and enhance systems, process, and best practice sharing to help QinetiQ achieve best in class performance, and bring consistency to sourcing activities

This role is 37 hours per week based at Bristol. Hybrid working patterns available.

Essential experience of the Supply Chain Manager:

Proven contract negotiation and stakeholder influencing skills Demonstrable experience of the full sourcing process; from design through to execution

Essential qualifications for the Supply Chain Manager:

Degree in a Business or Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience CIPS Qualified or equivalent experience

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Our Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Generous holiday allowance Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.



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