Senior Supply Chain Manager

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. The Senior Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for the leadership and management of the supply chain function across the Operations Americas business group, providing all aspects of supply chain management including materials management, warehousing, expediting, procurement, subcontracts, negotiation, reporting and bid support. 

You will be responsible for setting and delivering functional strategy and key functional, business objectives including cost savings, working capital improvement, people development, operational/regional synergy efficiencies, insourcing, personnel deployment, policy adherence. 

Key aspects of the role include, adding value through identifying efficiencies, driving out waste and reducing costs from within the supply chain, implementing and driving SCM improvement plans, development of the supply chain teams, driving processes and systems improvement and embedding compliance, assurance and common ways of working. The individual will report directly into the Operations Americas Technical Delivery team and functionally into the global Supply Chain leadership team to support wider Supply Chain strategy and delivery.

• Core member of Supply Chain Leadership team supporting broader business strategy and delivery of business objectives 
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times 
• Act as a role model and champion Woods vision, values and behaviors 
• Be a role model to embed the Financial Management Framework across the business 
• Act as an agent of change in developing and implementing Supply Chain improvement initiatives and projects to deliver efficiency, reduce costs, support growth and embed controls across the business in relation to all third party spend
• Support tendering activities and development of specific supply chains strategies to support business growth including category strategies 
• Identifying resource requirements and deploying to work assignments to meet operational and development needs
• Implement robust performance management and development plans for the team, ensuring any gaps are addressed and development and succession planning is managed effectively
• Provide effective functional leadership, oversight, governance and expertise to all deployed teams 
• Manage and provide direction in resolution of key SCM risk and compliance issues
• Ensure integration of all business units to ensure consistency of process, leverage of spend and ultimately One Wood Supply Chain
• Implementation and management of effective materials management processes across the region 
• Delivery against internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan and effective reporting of such 
• Support growth across the business by promoting insourcing and cross selling opportunities and the prevention of leakage of spend outside of the business 
• Identify and deliver ‘bottom up’ buying opportunities for Leadership Team

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in business studies, law, engineering, supply chain or similar discipline/ CIPS qualified or industry equivalent

Knowledge, skills and experience: 

• Minimum 15 years’ SC experience demonstrating results and progression to a similar management position
• Subcontract Agreements and Framework Agreements 
• Industry forms of Subcontract 
• Strategic and Tactical Procurement
• ERP systems 
• Supply Chain Principles and techniques 
• Business transformation and change management
• Supply Chain theory and practice 

Experience of: 

• Delivering value and margin improvement through Supply Chain savings and performance improvement 
• Managing teams across borders 
• Leadership, motivation and development of teams and individuals 
• Negotiating complex agreements 
• Dispute and claim resolution
• Implementation of Supply Chain strategy and plans 
• Driving delivery of successful category strategies across deployed projects 
• Supplier Relationship Management 
• Experience in audit and assurance 
• Leading complex tender activities through to completion 
• Mobilization of supply chain post contract award 

Ability to: 

• Work as part of senior SC leadership team
• Develop strategy and plans and drive to successful conclusion 
• Lead, manage, motivate and develop teams and individuals in a pressurized environment across borders 
• Identify efficiency, process and tool improvement opportunities and successful drive through change

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