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On behalf of AWE, we are looking for a Supply Chain Manager (Inside IR35) for a 18 month contract based  in Burghfield 100% attendance onsite.

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

In this role you will Ensure alignment and collaboration between SCM and the Tech Centres to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the SCM function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered.

As a Supply Chain Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Post Procurement co-ordination of the end-to-end supply chain
• Driving continuous improvement with contracted suppliers and Supply Chain
• Managing supplier performance
• Supporting with negotiation of long-term supplier contracts
• Ensuring compliance to regulations and quality standards (including GMP)
• Maintaining ERP systems to a high standard
• Working with the Operations Manager, production and projects teams to ensure contracts are running to agreed timelines and ensuring on time delivery and product quality.

Essential:

• Active DV Clearance
• Experience working within supply chain or procurement
• Experience working within high regulated industries – Public sector, defence, aerospace,
• PA23 experience
• Good Manufacturing Experience (GMP) within manufacturing industries – aerospace, automotive, defence
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills
• ERP system experience
• Background managing suppliers and support contract deliveries
• Experience negotiating with suppliers

Desirable:

• Previous AWE experience
• MCIPS

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".