To assist the Supply Chain Manager to provide a first-class service for the business.
The role is responsible for ensuring business critical materials are available in a timely and cost-effective way for two sites in the UK. Following procurement procedures, including negotiating and supplier management conditions favourable to the business. Minimising risk while improving business results, standardising and automating business and procurement best practice processes. Highly visible position with regular interactions with senior management. Line management of three direct reports.
Essential Job Duties:
- To ensure that all business-critical materials are on site and available for use in the production process and maintain an appropriate stock holding.
- Ensure materials received follow SOPs and are usable, tested and stored appropriately with stock rotation planned.
- Manage all site materials stock holding, regular stock counts and re-ordering across Chapter House and Deltic Avenue sites. Working with line manager and Ops administrator.
- From regular stock counts, analyze usage to decide on purchasing requirements. Providing details of materials and quantities for Ops Administrator to raise purchase orders.
- Assess and action corrective and preventative response to rejected materials.
- Assist line manager with supplier / material evaluations and build strong supply chains and working relationships with suppliers.
- From line manager lead, executes performance driven supplier management process.
- Project manage regular benchmarking of existing suppliers, materials, costs and market options. Presenting potential changes and benefits for the business.
- Negotiate favourable conditions and supply of materials with suppliers.
- Deliver on cost reduction commitments through the identification, development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives, with line manager.
- From line manager lead, help develop, implement and maintain a procurement policy. Review on a regular basis to ensure relevance and conformance with best practices to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
- Have an awareness of the need to perform supplier evaluations and risk assessments when considering changes to material.
- Establishes practices for supplier performance metrics and comparisons.
- Manage and supervise three direct reports on production floor. Ensuring they work to SOPs, work safely, qualifications remain value, approve annual leave and carry out annual performance reviews.
- Maintain up to date product and safety data sheet archive. Working with H&S colleagues.
- Work to (individually, and direct reports) agreed FSC SOP鈥檚 when ordering materials, receiving deliveries, labelling etc. to ensure compliance to FSC site certification.
- First point of contact for Ingram鈥檚 internal quarterly audit for FSC compliance.
- In the absence of the Operations Administrator, book in shipments via carrier鈥檚 online systems and cover any other daily duties.
- To be responsible for your own Health and Safety and be aware of factors affecting your colleagues to maintain a safe environment.
- To report any accidents, potential hazards to your line manager immediately.
Performance Measures
- Inventory / material stock levels are maintained to ensure production continues.
- Personal targets and objectives set by line manager are achieved.
- Timely performance review (twice a year) of three direct reports.