Supply Chain Manager
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Supply Chain Manager (London Business)
Location: LondonProject Based/Office Based, with flexibility for occasional/regular remote working
We are looking for an experienced and talented Supply Chain Manager todevelop and maintain strategic initiatives in line with the Company's supply chain vision as well as supporting the bid teams at work-winning and project teams at contract, implementing Morgan Sindall's Supply Chain Strategyfor the London Business.
About Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall Construction is an Investors in People Platinum employer providing national construction services to private and public sector customers across a range of markets. Together, we create great results for our customers, partners and people. We are one of the UK'S most successful Tier 1 contractors. As a progressive and ambitious company, our employees benefit from a safe and rewarding working environment.
About the role:
You will be working within our London business, where you will:
Support the Supply Chain function across the business ensuring best in class forward planning on a range of related areas
Implement, develop and maintain robust supply chain relationships that support Morgan Sindall in both work-winning and current project delivery
Develop and implement specific project supply chain strategies that both align themselves to the Morgan Sindall supply chain vision and deliver best value to projects.
Support bid teams at work-winning in delivering the agreed strategy, fully assessing supply chain risk and opportunity, reporting on market responses, advising on scope reductions and fixed price allowances.
Support project commercial teams in the development of the optimum supply chain required to successfully deliver the project, providing a 'watching brief' on procurement spend and the reporting of such spend.
Develop the business unit supply chain strategy aligned to the overall Morgan Sindall supply chain strategy.
Develop and oversee the project specific supply chain strategy aligned to the overall Morgan Sindall supply chain strategy and supply chain vision.
Identify and challenge practices and procedures, both internally and within the supply chain, to remove non value adding activities.
Take a lead role as a member of the supply chain function to identify and share best practices across the business.
Monitor and report on the availability of appropriate resources required to deliver the business unit supply chain requirements. To identify shortfalls in the resources available.
Ensure the effectiveness and continuing development of the procurement process. The application, establishment and modification of the processes, strategies and control procedures involved in the procurement activity.
Engage with key members of the supply chain both at pre-qualification and pre-bid stages to ensure that the optimum supply chain is in place to maximise our ability to win the work.
Develop and oversee the tender procurement strategy that identifies critical packages of work and clearly defines how we will approach the supply chain in order to optimise price and minimise risk both operational and commercial.
Oversee the development of the prices from the supply chain, the evaluation and conditioning of those prices to properly reflect the package requirement.
Oversee the development of the tender procurement summary and to propose better buying discounts and fixed price allowance for discussion and the business unit review.
Identify and highlight areas of risk and opportunity in relation to the supply chain responses. To undertake a meaningful financial appraisal and assessment of the risk.
Support projects with the project handover process ensuring that the site teams have all relevant information required to progress the project in the timescales allowed.
Provide support to the site commercial teams in drafting, negotiating, and agreeing clear, concise and complete contractual documentation which identifies roles, responsibilities and obligations. The accessing and application of specialist legal and technical advice.
Develop the tender procurement strategy into the project procurement strategy, identifying early package procurement and agreeing which work packages supply chain will assist in procuring
Ideally you will have:
The ability to hold relationships with regional subcontractors and manufacturers across the key construction trades with excellent product range knowledge and the ability to influence and manage externally and internally for the betterment of the business.
Significant experience in the main contracting market
What are we looking for?
As an experienced Supply Chain Manager, you will have a degree or equivalent qualification
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (preferred).
The Ability to analyse, record and interpret numbers and submit recommendations based on evaluations made.
A highly developed market knowledge on major Infrastructure and building packages of work, and the main subcontractors in each market
A sound knowledge of subcontract procurement coupled with an understanding of subcontract forms, their interpretation and ability to negotiate individual terms on behalf of Morgan Sindall
The ability to identify areas of commercial risk and opportunity, to develop strategies to mitigate such risk and maximise opportunity
Capability to receive, record analyse and report information relating to financial and procurement progress on specific projects
To thrive in our business, you should share our passion for the project at hand and enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment. At Morgan Sindall Construction our employees work collectively, encouraging and challenging each other to succeed. Across our business we treat everyone equally and have developed a community where voices are heard, and respected.
What can we offer you?
Working in our London business, you will be part of a growing and dynamic team of people who are passionate about what they do and enjoy the challenge and pace of work in a hardworking and fun construction environment. No day will be the same and we challenge each other to deliver what's right for our customers.
Our culture is so important to us and defines the way we go about our business. We are inclusive, supportive and team focused and take pride in the longstanding and committed relationships we have with our supply chain partners.
Our culture places a huge amount of trust in our team - we all know what is expected of us and we are committed to delivering as individuals and as a team.
We are Morgan Sindall Construction
Our people in are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to: find - win - deliver - repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of: education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.
Our commitment to our people is as strong as the commitment to our clients. At Morgan Sindall Construction we recognise that our employees play a vital role in helping us achieve our goals. As a result, the company develops and promotes these employees who share their same sense of dedication. Our strength is our people whose skills, knowledge and integrity keep us at the forefront of our industry.
If you are interested in furthering your career in an inclusive and supportive environment, apply to us today.
Equality Statement
Morgan Sindall Construction seeks to recruit the best person for each of our roles, based on merit alone and free from bias. We're committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
We recruit individuals who embody our core values of professionalism, expertise and trust which has given us a fantastic variety of people and cultures across our organisation.
Morgan Sindall Construction are committed to collaborating with skilled and dedicated people, we recognise that valuable experience is gained outside of the industry. We are welcoming and fully supportive of Veteran and Service Leaver applicants for all roles within the business.
We celebrate our diverse teams who make Morgan Sindall Construction the inclusive, collaborative and rewarding place it is to work. We hire the best in the industry, provide them the support to achieve their goals and challenge them to make a real impact on our business. If you want to join an organisation that truly sees and harnesses what makes you unique, apply to us today.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Our aim is to create a workplace built on acceptance, respect, and inclusion, where everyone feels that they belong and can make a meaningful contribution. We encourage applicants regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family, or parental status.Morgan Sindall Construction is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People 'Two Ticks' accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation. Our recruitment process should be accessible to all. If you need any assistance or accommodation during the recruitment process, please email. [email protected]