Supply Chain Undergraduate
Responsible to: Head of Purchasing and Supply Chain / (Senior) Commodity Manager
Internal liaison with: All employees, but predominantly - the Purchasing and Supply Chain department, Design and Engineering, Production management, Niftylift Fabrications facility, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineers.
External liaison with the Company supplier base, via regular visits, face to face meeting, e-mail & phone.
1 Main Tasks :
Undertaking a relevant project or multiple projects for the duration of the secondment
Prepare, manage, and communicate project plans and schedules, and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Analyse data to evaluate potential issues and risks before they occur, including parts shortages, supplier stability and bill of material costs
Supporting the team in developing and maintaining a competitive and reliable supply base
Participate in the creation and management of cross functional commodity sourcing strategies which are designed to deliver a robust and sustainable supply base
Capacity and lead time analysis to ensure the current and future build requirements are achieved and protected by the supply base
Support with identifying of Purchasing and Supply risks in association with growth projections and all new model sourcing
Supporting cost down initiatives across the company through product benchmarking, early supplier engagement, design to cost and best cost country initiatives
Assisting in the delivery of key performance objectives including material cost reductions (direct and indirect) in current projects
Assisting in the selection and nomination of suppliers through the review of capability, cost, quality and sustainability measures
Supply base management, relationship building and issue resolution
Provide support to Design / Engineering / Manufacturing and QA departments to investigate and successfully implement new components, innovations and technologies identified the supply base research
Continuous seeking of measurable performance improvement opportunities
Representing the Purchasing department in cross functional meetings, including Stakeholder reviews, ensuring compliance to the purchasing processes and recommending improvements to processes
Support the Supply Chain team to ensure component availability meets all programme requirements, including the monitoring of schedules
Utilising MS Office systems and tools to an intermediate level
2 Qualifications & experience
Studying towards a degree in Procurement and Supply chain management
A general knowledge of Engineering, Manufacturing process
A good level of PC literacy.
3 Characteristics
Enthusiastic, motivated individual who can operate at the highest level within a dynamic environment, with a willingness to take on challenges
Confident and professional manner when dealing with internal and external customers and stakeholders
Multi-tasking experience and flexibility to address immediate priorities and still manage deadlines with longer-term projects and strategic initiatives
Task performance driven and keen to progress, with a passion to succeed
Innovative mindset, with the ability to generate new ideas and translate them into tangible results
Self-motivated and task-orientated
Flexible and adaptable, analytical and logical
Attention to detail and having a high degree of accuracy but at the same time being able to see the 'bigger picture'
A strong individual capable of working at pace using their initiative whilst being an excellent team player
4 Benefits
Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum
25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays
Staff discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme
Referral Scheme
Discounted gym memberships
Free on-site parking
Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).
Free quarterly company lunches
Free family events
Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Kids membership included for free)
5% contributory pension
Life insurance scheme
Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)
On-site changing rooms and showers
5 Salary
Competitive.
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