Description
Supply Chain Officer
Contract-Six Months
Location Stevenage
Mission:
Within the Supply Management Business Division to provide contractual support to staff and our internal customers during all Equipment Supply Management phases (sourcing, procurement, purchasing).
The position will report to the Head of Supply Contracts and Business Support.
Responsibilities:
Maintain a satisfactory understanding of relevant legislation and practices associated with Equipment subcontracting activities.
Participate to the improvement of processes and the deployment of best practices related to Equipment Supply Contracts Management, in liaison with the other team members
Ensure flow-down from prime contracts and implementation of the relevant contractual and commercial policies in all supply contracts documents. Liaise with legal, finance, insurance, customs, taxes etc., as needed.
Co-ordinate with the Commodity Managers for the issue of Request For Proposal (RFP), generate the draft supply contract and RFP cover letter.
Perform the evaluation of supplier proposals regarding contractual and commercial aspects and provide inputs to the Tender Evaluation Board.
Provide contractual and commercial support to the Procurement Managers during the negotiation phase with the suppliers.
Prepare authorisations to proceed and negotiate contractually with suppliers, Supply Contracts, Purchase Orders and other agreements eg Memorandum of Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Support the preparation and issue of intra-Company and inter-Company Work Orders.
Lead the signature process for all Supply Contract documents.
Review technical assistance agreements for use with suppliers in the United States.
Manage the contractual and commercial aspects of the executed Supply Contract, including those related to change.
Follow-up invoicing and payment process and status.
Archive the Supply Contracts in specified documentation data-base.
Generate internal purchase orders to administrate the Supply Contracts in SAP.
Maintain and report on Key Performance Indicators related to Supply Contracts activity on a monthly basis,
There may be some travel to our Portsmouth site or very occasionally overseas. This will be infrequent (less than once a month) for which expenses in accordance with the expense policy for subcontractors will be paid.
Qualifications and/or Skills
Essential:
Degree in Law or Business, or demonstrated previous experience in a similar position
Good knowledge of contracts terms and conditions, understanding of legal implications, contract change process
Negotiation skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills, team player
Analytical skills, rigorous
Well organised, capacity to work with autonomy within the respect of internal procedures and objectives
Excellent command of English (written and verbal).
Previous Experience
Contracting or legal experience in an engineering project industry, preferably in Space-related business.
Hy-phen Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.