Supply Chain Manager

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Job Description

Salary: 40,750 - c.£50,950 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd has received a Platinum advanced award from The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) as part of its Procurement Excellence Programme - one of only 17 organisations globally to achieve the accreditation at this level.

As a Supply Chain Manager at HS2 you will deliver the development, implementation and communication of supply chain activities, working collaboratively with appointed tier 1 contractors and partners to manage capacity for common supply chains, deliver market intelligence, facilitate co-ordinated contractor procurement and joint supplier development.

About The Role

• Manage their respective SCM portfolio, working collaboratively with appointed tier 1 contractors (e.g. Main
• Works Civils, Stations, Railway Systems, Rolling Stock, and supply chain work categories and initiatives within).
• Develop and implement a co-ordinated supply chain engagement strategy to communicate strategically with suppliers as relates to their specific SCM portfolio.
• Undertake capability and capacity analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks in the marketplace in order to ensure HS2 Ltd is an informed client.
• Promote a culture of building excellent supply chain relationships, based on trust and openness, which enhance HS2 Ltd’s reputation in the marketplace.
• Lead ’deep dive’ supply chain analyses relating to critical categories of spend or commodities, to identify strategic risks and opportunities.
• Lead meetings, workshops and engagements events required to support the delivery of SCM at HS2.
• Support with timely and accurate reporting in accordance with SCM programme governance.
• Work with other members of the Procurement & Supply Chain Directorate team where cross working between the various groups and SCM is needed.
  
  

About You

Skills:

• Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills.
• Ability to produce and present documents and reports to a variety of audiences, including internal stakeholders at various levels in the organisation.
• Stakeholder management skills – including the ability to establish, grow and develop effective strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively engage with both the awarded and potential supply chain, and with any related industry bodies and stakeholders.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) or equivalent.
• Ability to manage meeting calendars and coordinating workshops / events.
  
  

Knowledge

• Knowledge of government initiatives, policies and best practice approaches relevant to SCM.
• Understanding of the commercial and contract delivery lifecycle including key activities during market engagement, procurement and delivery.
• Understanding of systems and reporting applications including procurement and commercial tools.
• Knowledge of applicable UK procurement legislation.
• Knowledge of different procurement routes.
• Understanding of project scheduling, planning and project management approaches and techniques.
  
  

Type Of Experience

• Experience of complex projects and analysing micro and macro sector developments.
• Experience of developing and implementing a supplier or stakeholder engagement programme.
• Experience of establishing and leading projects end-to-end.
  
  

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.