Supply Chain Manager – Delivery (UKI)
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Background
We are a £2BN global defence and security company delivering mission-critical solutions that protect lives and enable operational advantage. Our vision is “to be the chosen partner around the world innovating for our customers’ advantage”. To do this, we combine deep technical expertise with a bold approach to innovation – helping our customers solve complex challenges across land, sea, air, space and cyber. We employ circa 8,000 people in 50 locations across the UK, Europe, US and Australia.
About Procurement and Supply Chain
Finance is a Global Group Function with Procurement and Supply Chain, a key department, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and influencing £1BN spend across directs and indirects. The Procurement and Supply Chain department has several key pillars including Business Partnering, Category Management, Supply Chain, Responsible Procurement and Operational Excellence.
To deliver QinetiQ’s five-year growth strategy, we need to foster and enable a progressive mindset. We aspire to be a key business enabler and a value creator. To do this we need to shape and influence stakeholder strategies, drive value, deliver excellence and manage supply chain opportunities and risk.
UK Intelligence (UKI) Supply Chain Team
The UKI Team supports a spend of £200m across our supply chain which covers the products and services that are delivered to our end customers across the Mission Systems, Mission Cyber Solutions and Digital Intelligence business units.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational priorities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies of mid-level complexity, using market intelligence and data insights to challenge assumptions and maximise value
- Lead competitive tenders and negotiate mid-value contracts, ensuring optimal commercial terms and risk mitigation
- Champion SME (Small & Medium Enterprises) engagement, identifying opportunities to drive innovation and support supplier diversity
- Manage supplier and contract related risks, including supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerations
- Contract management, including the development, implementation and monitoring of KPIs that ensures performance excellence and resolving contractual disputes when required
- Support stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to unlock innovation, service improvement and long-term value
- Support the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay model
Key Person Attributes
- Clear and confident communicator who can adapt their style to suit stakeholders
- Builds trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers
- Collaborates effectively across teams and coach others when needed
- Ability to work independently and takes accountability to resolve problems, interpreting data and drawing relevant insights to inform decision making
- Ability to balance commercial, operational and risk considerations to drive the best outcomes in ambiguous or dynamic environments and collaborates x-functionally to achieve this
- Demonstrates resilience and adaptability during transformation
- Role-models integrity and a growth mindset
- Challenges inefficiencies to drive better outcomes
Competencies & Proficiency Levels
Experience and Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
- MCIPS qualified or working towards completion
- Minimum five years’ strategic procurement and supply chain experience
- Proven track record of building successful relationships with stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience negotiating high-value contracts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Practical experience with Source to Pay (S2P) technology
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