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Supply Chain Manager

Location: Office based role, some travel required
Salary: £55K per annum
Contract: FTC - 2 years, Full time

Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL) are seeking a Supply Chain Manager to strategically manage a wide range of complex goods and services. You’ll be working within a team to develop and maintain successful relationships and strategies within the remit of supply chain, and effectively managing cost efficiencies leading to a better supply chain practice.

GFSL is a Ministry of Justice owned company who supply facilities management services to 52 prisons over the South of the UK. Having started in January 2018 GFSL has prospered in supplying quality services to all of its establishments. With a staff count of just over 1200 we strive to be the FM employer of choice.

If successful you’ll be offered a competitive salary along with a generous 25 days holiday + bank holidays, a fantastic pension scheme and other benefits such as an annual performance award, charity days allowance, a thank you scheme for discounts on high street retailers and much more.

We are looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager who can be innovative in identifying and developing category sourcing opportunities for all services and commodities across the business.

You’ll be adopting Supply Chain best practices and encourage business stakeholders and suppliers to support innovation and cost reduction initiatives.

As a successful candidate you’ll be able to demonstrate excellent strategic direction skills and the ability to work and communicate clearly with various stakeholders. You’ll have calm influencing and persuasive skills in negotiating both internally and externally with the ability to develop and gain agreement on new methods of operation. You’ll have significant experience of procurement, contract management and supplier relationship management. A strong commercial awareness and capability, and the ability to realise and secure good opportunities.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced individual to work alongside a hardworking and talented team of Supply Chain professionals, this role can really be made its own to create and drive the long-term Supply Chain strategy for GFSL.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you and you’d like to find out more then please apply today and we’ll be in touch.

Successful applicants will need to confirm their employment history for at least 5 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 5 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

GFSL will require you to successfully complete National Security Vetting of different levels, this might be Disclosure & Baring Service (DBS), Enhance Level, Exclusion List Check (ELC) or Counter Terrorism (CTC), checks will vary as a condition of appointment.

Upon expressing interest for this position you'll be sent a Statement of Suitability form, this will need to be completed and returned in order for your application to be considered.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

Please note that this is initially a fixed term position for 2 years.

No agencies please!

Closing Date: 19th July 2019

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