Senior Supply Chain Manager Logistics

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Job Description

Base salary: £47,450pa to c.£59,300pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

The Senior Supply Chain Manager (Logistics) role will be responsible for providing a link to the Supply Chain & Logistics team sat outside of Procurement & Supply Chain. The role will provide crucial input into decisions taken by the Commercial Strategy director which involve supply chain and integration of the programme. In addition, the Supply Chain Manager Logistics will deliver the implementation of the SCM Strategy, supporting the deployment of the people, processes and systems for critical supplier engagement, mapping and monitoring.

About the role:

General

• Provide a link between the Commercial Strategy team and the Supply Chain & Logistics team sat outside of Procurement & Supply Chain.
• Facilitate effective communication between the Commercial Strategy team and the Supply Chain & Logistics team to ensure alignment between the objectives of both teams.
• Provide input into the development of commercial strategies and plans, based on insights and feedback gathered from the Supply Chain & Logistics teams.
• Coordinate with the Supply Chain & Logistics team to ensure that their input is incorporated into the commercial strategy and management process, and that their requirements are considered when developing procurement strategies.
• Identify potential issues or risks that may arise from the development of a new commerical strategy with either Logistics or Supply chain.
• Provide regular updates and agreed reporting to senior management on the alignment between the Commercial Strategy and Supply Chain & Logistics teams.
• Daily management of internal and external SCM resource (matrix or directly).
• Support the HS2 professional development process, conducting reviews, setting objectives, providing mentoring, training and support.
• Support the HS2 SCM recruitment process including aiding the selection process & interviewing.
• First line of assurance for formal SCM Reports, including Market Sounding Reports, Capacity Analysis, Financial Risk Reports, Case Studies etc.
• Manage their respective SCM portfolio.
• Engage with and prepare industry for the scale of the HS2 procurement, positioning HS2 Ltd as a client of choice within the industry.
• Undertake Supply Chain Mapping to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks in the market place in order to ensure HS2 Ltd is an informed client.
• Promote a culture of building excellent Supply Chain relationships built on trust, openness that enhance HS2 reputation in the market place.
• Lead market sounding exercises relating to their own SCM portfolio and contribute towards the delivery of others as required.
• Lead meetings, workshops and engagements events required to support the delivery of SCM at HS2.
• Provide ongoing operation support in the maintenance of all sources of SCM data and tools.
• Support with the timely and accurate reporting in accordance with SCM programme governance.
• Work with other members of the commercial directorate team where cross working between the various groups and SCM is needed.
• On point representative for steel issues (and other critical commodity items), responding to FOI's, PQ's, & providing copy for press enquires, liaising with the UK Government (BEIS, Cabinet Office & Crown Commercial Services) and leading industry representatives in responding to the steel industry issues, embedding new government policy into HS2 procurement processes and delivery.
• Responsible for the collation & presentation of compliance data against PPN 11/16 (Steel Procurement Guidance) for Cabinet Office.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

• Team management & leadership skills.
• Ability to support, coach and mentor colleagues.
• Analytical, commercial, and negotiating skills.
• Communications skills, including report writing and presenting skills.
• Stakeholder management skills - including the ability to maintain effective internal and external relationships
• Ability to engage effectively with both awarded and potential HS2 supply chain, as well as any related industry bodies and stakeholders.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to manage meeting calendars and co-ordinating workshops and events.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of government initiatives, policies and best practice approaches to Supply Chain Management.
• Knowledge of commercial and contract delivery lifecycles, including key activities during market engagement, procurement and delivery.
• Understanding of systems and reporting applications, including procurement and commercial tools.
• Knowledge of approaches to, and benefits of, good stakeholder management, internal and external communication, as well as coordinated 3rd party and supplier engagement.
• Appreciation of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation.
• Knowledge of different procurement routes, including use of OJEU processes and government frameworks.
• Understanding of project scheduling and planning.
• Membership of (or to be currently working towards) the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or equivalents

Type of Experience:

• Experience of managing a SCM or supplier engagement programme in either the public or private sector.
• Experience within a procurement, financial or commercial governance structure with supporting policy and processes.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Experience of large projects or working within/under a similar matrix organisational structure.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.