Supply Chain Specialist – Fleet Management
Home Working – Bristol Office 1 day per week
£40k DOE
Introduction
We are currently recruiting for an industry leading global defence sector client with a proud history of supporting our Armed Forces to find a supply chain specialist focusing on a variety of contracts supplying fleet management services to MoD and Govt assets.
The Job
The purpose of this role will be to hold responsibility for Procurement activity, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Risk Management and Operational Service Delivery for their allocated category/supplier portfolio, ensuring delivery of our Client’s contractual performance obligations to their customer; the UK Ministry of Defence.
This portfolio will consist of a combination of services/supply sub-categories including; Vehicle Leasing/Fleet Replacement Programme, Vehicle Hire, Quoted Rental, Automotive Consumables and/or Vehicle Servicing, Maintenance, Repair & Inspection (SMRI) supporting the two main contracts within Fleet & Information; Phoenix II (Fleet Management) and Contract Hire (Specialist Vehicle Leasing and Maintenance).
Typical duties would include:
- Leading procurement/contract renewal activity for your specific sub-category in accordance with processes, procedures and delegated authority. Including management and administration of procedures such as Request for Information (RFIs), Invitations to Tender (ITTs) and resulting Contract negotiations and renegotiations (supported by Commercial and Legal as appropriate).
- Acting as agent for the UK MOD, ensuring procurement activity is undertaken in full compliance with UK Public Sector Procurement Legislation and/or Crown Commercial Service Framework guidance (as applicable).
- Ensuring appropriate flow down of head contract requirements and obligations through to the supply chain
- Development of Category / Supply strategies that consider customer requirements and pertinent external market factors.
- Development of Supplier Relationship Management plans for respective suppliers to generate value delivery and to identify, manage and mitigate risk.
- Proactively manage supplier underperformance in accordance with contract SLA’s and KPI’s to ensure delivery of service to our operational teams and end customer.
- Act as focal point for overall supplier account management and operational escalation. Facilitation of improvement activities and projects as appropriate through close working with operational colleagues
- Internal and external reporting, ensuring all stakeholders are informed as appropriate.
- Conducting supplier due diligence, ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements.
- Align processes and activity across the business to ensure clear roles, responsibilities, boundaries, ownership and accountability. Supporting operational process standardisation across the supplier base and deliver in line with the Quality Management System and Plan.
The Candidate
With demonstrable experience in engineering supply chain management you will have clear competence in the following areas:
- Evidence of previously working in an end to end procurement role, leading tenders, negotiations, implementing new contracts and extracting value over the life of the agreement.
- Evidence of managing supplier performance against contract SLA’s and KPI’s periodically and delivering improvements
- Experience of acting as a focal point for relations with third party suppliers through Account Management or Supplier Relationship Management background.
- A willingness to collaborate across teams and varying levels of seniority to overcome supply chain operational performance issues
- Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS) or working towards.
And experience in the following areas will be a distinct advantage:
- Understanding of Vehicle Hire, Vehicle Leasing categories and/or wider automotive/fleet industry.
- Knowledge and understanding of the MOD and the motor transport requirements of the numerous armed forces.
- Undertaken procurements or contracting via Crown Commercial Service Framework Further Competitions
What’s on offer
In addition to genuine flexible home working, a solid base salary and comprehensive benefits package you will enjoy the opportunity to work on a variety of nationally significant and challenging contract frameworks directly supporting UK Armed Forces both domestically and abroad.
How to apply
To apply, please call Dan Parker on 02392 222 961, or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]
