Supply Chain Lead

Supply Chain Lead

Role Purpose

Manage supplier contracts and vendor relationships to ensure value, service, quality and supply continuity across allocated spend categories.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain Contract Development

• Act as lead contact for supplier contracts and commercial matters
• Build strong supplier relationships
• Source and assess alternative suppliers
• Inventory and stock
• Analyse tender responses and present recommendations
• Identify commercial and operational risks
• Support sourcing and cost reduction initiatives

Contract & Supplier Management

• Partner with internal stakeholders across sites
• Ensure implementation and compliance with group agreements
• Address stakeholder concerns during contract rollouts
• Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs
• Lead supplier review meetings
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage NCRs, delivery issues and service failures

Reporting & Data Analysis

• Produce monthly contract performance reports
• Track:
  
  • Spend by category
  • Cost savings
  • Cost avoidance
  • Supplier performance
  • Market trends

Administration

• Maintain systems and records
• Manage:
  
  • Contract databases
  • Spend logs
  • Supplier rosters
  • Credit score reports
  • Supplier onboarding documentation
• Support new supplier onboarding
• Prepare procurement meeting minutes and actions
• Reconcile monthly company card spend
• Provide monthly activity reports

Required Skills

• Commercial analysis
• Negotiation, Tenders and influencing
• Supplier relationship management
• Stakeholder engagement
• KPI monitoring
• Report writing
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong numerical ability

Key Behaviours

• Team player
• Strong communicator
• Detail-oriented
• Problem solver
• Self-motivated
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Effective listener
• Comfortable with occasional travel

Personal Attributes

• Confident
• Resilient
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Honest
• Respectful
• Professional
• Approachable

Ideal Background

• Procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience
• Experience managing suppliers and contracts
• Strong commercial awareness
• Experience analysing spend and delivering savings