Project Supply Manager        

Portsmouth / Stevenage / Newport   

12 months      

£45.00 per hour Ltd

£34.54 per hour PAYE          

Needs to be able to undergo security clearance

Role Overview

In this role you will represent the whole Procurement organisation in front of programmes, ensuring coherence between programmes & procurement matters and as such define and agree the appropriate procurement approach.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Acting as the focal point towards the Product Line / Project for all procurement / purchasing matters

Coordinating the Supply Management functions supporting bids and projects including: Procurement Contract Management, Commodity Management, Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Quality, Supplier Development

Develop the sourcing strategies and liaise with Commodity Management for the sourcing of all project items

Ensure that purchasing processes are correctly and consistently applied

Facilitate the exchange of information and lessons learnt between projects

Issuing of Supply Management consolidated reports to the Project / Product Line

Consolidate Procurement action plan & deliverables, by respecting milestones and delivering on quality, on time and on cost for supplied products and/or services in line with requirements.

Required Skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

Proven experience and knowledge in a Supply Chain / Procurement role working in a telecoms or defence environment

Previous experience of working on large multi-discipline projects

Experience of Project Management and Supplier Development

Excellent Communication Skills, able to influence and negotiate with both internal and external interfaces

Negotiation level English

Knowledge and experience of using SAP would be of interest

The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.

Flexibility to be based out of Portsmouth / Stevenage / Newport, remote at present however on-site in future when safe to do so.