Supply Chain Platform Manager

Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.\n\nThe Role\n\nReporting to the Fleet Time Engineering (FTE) Supply Chain Programme Manager , responsible for providing leadership and direction for all supply chain acitivities within complex £1m - £10m p.a. Ship Repair Programmes. The Supply Chain Platform Manager will be responsible for ensuring all materials and services are planned and subsequently available as required to support Programme requirements.

This includes maintenance tasks, Capability Insertions and includes the Materials and Services required.\n\nWorking closely with key Programme Stakeholders, Projects, Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Royal Navy and Key Suppliers, to ensure the supply chain requirements are understood, planned and delivered to the required levels of quality, schedule adherence and cost. This is a complex role developing and managing the Materiels Supply Plan and strategies for these strategically important programmes.\n\nRole Responsibilities:\n\nNot limited to…\n\nTo lead all supply chain activities within the FTE Programme, to provide bid support, strategic development, operational performance management, tactical issue resolution, ensuring Project revenue, budget performance and customer satisfaction targets are achieved.\nTo manage the project life-cycle, ensuring Supply chain outputs are met e.g. Bid deliverables, internal bid approval inputs, Phase Reviews, Design/Technical reviews as required by the programmes.\nFinancially plan and achieve the financial objectives for orders, sales, margin and cash, contributing to the overall business Integrated Business Plan for current and future periods as required.\nBe the prime point of contact for all project related contract management and procurement issues and liaise with the Procurement Manager and team for material and sub contracted services to address reported issues.\nDevelop an approach to manage Supply Chain status, performance, and critical issues management within a shared project and functional management structure\nEnsure known Supply Chain risks are understood within the programme and mitigation plans are agreed and protect the commercial interests of the company and where necessary captured in either the Programme or Supply Chain Risk Registers.\nAct as a change agent for Supply Chain within the project environment, assist in the education and communications of the strategies developed.\nManage the Supply Chain project performance, budget and risk and report into the project contract review pack.\nEstablish and maintain strong relationships with all key internal and external stakeholders, (customers/suppliers/functional peers) maintaining regular communication and managing expectations\nLead effective communications and employee engagement, to foster a culture of openness, feedback, two-way dialogue and honesty to ensure people are aware and engaged in their delivery contribution\nTo provide regular progress reports against deliverables and ensure appropriate support to supplier performance reviews and provide supplier performance information to relevant stakeholders.

This includes customer and ship staff reviews\nAgree and implement Supply Chain KPI's for the Programme. \n\nWhat are BAE Systems looking for from you?\n\nSupply Chain best practice knowledge and experience\nComprehensive experience of theories and practices within Supply Chain, Supplier Relationship Management and Sustainable Procurement.\nExperience in managing Uk MoD customer and supply chains within a naval or maritime domain.\nProven track record of development and delivery of large Programmes within a matrix organisation.\nSupply Chain function's people, process and enabling technologies to exceed or meet the Programmes business objectives\nMajor Programmes / Project Procurement Management experience\nExperience managing and leading Supply Chain activites within cross functional programmes.\nAwareness of the MOD/Navy Supply Chain processes and procedure.\nExperience as a Supply Chain lead within an organisation of an equivalent size and scope\nIn depth knowledge of Logistics and Supply Chain Management practices