Supply Chain Manager - Aberdeen.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Supply Chain management and will demand the highest standards in efficiency and value for money. They will have strong leadership qualities, will be able to interface with both internal departments and external providers at all levels while being able to assess current practices and recommend long term strategic improvements to further advance the function.

Strategic alignment of Supply Chain annual objectives and plans to those of the C&P function and both the UK and Global business as a whole Strategic management of the Global Approved Vendors List including the development of shared objectives and alignment to strategic purchasing, materials and commercial and corporate objectives Identifying and developing potential new suppliers which would strategically benefit the supply chain Evaluating the capabilities of proposed new suppliers in conjunction with key business stakeholders in the internal Supply Chain including Quality, HSE, BA and Operations Departments with the responsibility for approving or rejecting for use Initiating agreements for key commodities including compilation of the scope, issuing ITT's, evaluating submissions, negotiating costs and award Ability to negotiating cost reductions to a high level
Management of the Frame Agreement register, promotion of agreements and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators
Supplier performance monitoring, measurement, improvement strategies and the recording and analysis of data to support this
Undertake supplier visits, compiling visit reports on completion
Developing process improvements to the internal supply chain, including better utilisation of systems such as SAP, CDMS, SharePoint, the corporate Intranet and Business Management System Undertaking performance reviews on members of the department Deputise for UK Purchasing Manager in his absence

Competent in all aspects of the Supply Chain Degree or equivalent professional qualification Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply is preferable Relevant previous experience in an Oil & Gas environment with the Supply Chain process Relevant previous experience at an appropriate level in a senior or supervisory capacity

Applicants must be UK/EU Citizens or hold full entitlement to work in the UK