AMS PSR

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for an Assistant Supply Chain Delivery Manager for a 12 Month (Inside IR35) contract based in one of the hubs either in Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

• Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation
• Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now
• Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society
• Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

As an Assistant Supply Chain Delivery Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Reporting into the Hard Service Supply Chain Delivery Manager (SCDM), this role will support the SCDM in the overall delivery of services and supplies from the Estates Supply Chain Partners.
• As directed by the SCDM this role will work in conjunction with internal stakeholders and external parties to assure the highest quality services are delivered to DWP Estate.
• Collaborating with Service Delivery Operations, Projects, Change teams, as well as the wider DWP Estates Teams and other supplier stakeholders to establish relationships and identify issues with suppliers and find methods to resolve arising problems.
• As directed by SCDM, collaborating with the supplier and stakeholders to explore innovative methods of collaboration to provide cost-effective solutions and improve service.
• Supporting the delivery performance of the supplier, ensuring contracted services are discharged correctly. working closely with DWP Category Management (Commercial team) and Supply Chain Management team on issues that require day to day commercial input or escalation as well as working closely with DWP Estates’ H&S, Asset and Compliance teams to deal with supplier issues and escalations.

Essential:

• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and experience in operational management.
• Experience of working with hard facilities management contracts and with a range of suppliers.
• In-depth understanding of soft landings principles and practices.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ideally, possess recognised qualifications such as IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) and NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health).

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

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP 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

DWP 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".