Supply Chain Manager – Governance , Compliance & Sustainability

Job Description

Job title: Supply Chain Manager – Governance, Compliance & Sustainability

Location: Portsmouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £60,000 commiserate on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

As Supply Chain Manager, you will be part of the Maritime Services functional excellence team responsible for Supply Chain Governance, Compliance and Sustainability activities. Responsible for delivering the supply chain governance capability for Maritime Services – which includes Supply Chain process ownership, supplier due diligence, audit/compliance activities, and functional sustainability initiatives.

You will be recognised as a leading professional with extensive knowledge within your field. With the ability to understand and implement new legislation into our governance framework with an effective and a risk-based mind-set.

• Managing and delivering the functional governance plan for Maritime Services, including process rationalisation, standardised supplier On-Boarding and creating a sustainable governance framework fit for the future
• Responsible to lead the Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy, including Scope 3 decarbonisation and building sustainability into the end-to-end supply chain processes/routines
• Responsibility for the on boarding and due diligence of a complex portfolio of circa 1000+ suppliers
• Facilitating the use of functional toolsets to improve ways of working
• Manage the business audit plan, ensure compliance to process/legislation and follow-up on issues and actions
• Be a thought leader, influencing change across the business
• Be seen by internal and external stakeholders as a subject expert for Governance within the business
• Responsibility for a team of 4 personnel

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management skills
• Ability to develop and lead a high performing team, enabling a positive working culture that embraces diversity of thought
• Ability to collaborate with other functions and link different aspects of legislation into the supply chain
• Significant experience working within a supply chain and/or similar environment
• Possess a high standard of supply chain competence in key areas of Governance, Audit, Process Mapping, Functional Awareness, sustainable practices, and Strategy Development
• Good understanding of external environment and relevant market intelligence
• Managing and influencing internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure successful delivery of governance requirements, challenging current business practices, and working with sector/group to implement best practices

Desirable

• CIPS L5 qualification or equivalent standard
• Auditing qualifications

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Functional Excellence Team:

The Supply Chain Functional Excellence Team enables the function of 200+ supply chain professionals, in Governance, Compliance, Risk Management, Supplier Performance, People Capability, and Tools & Technology. Creating a sustainable supply chain to deliver excellence for our customers.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 2nd August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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