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.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager would be:

• Managing Supplier Performance (KPI and Contract Management) at all levels to ensure delivery of timely and high-quality outcomes of a National Supplier delivering Hard Services and Statutory Maintenance Facilities Management Contract
• Driving and overseeing Supplier Contract Management Improvement Plan
• Leading and Facilitating Supplier Governance Meetings at a Senior Stakeholder Level
• Extensive Stakeholder Management Internal, Supply Chain and Authority Integrator
• Updating the Authority Central Risk Register, including management of mitigations and tracking resolutions & risk closure
• Producing Monthly Supply Chain Management Functional Leadership Team Report

You’ll have:

• Significant experience in (day to day) supply chain management within a TFM or Hard Services Contract setting including multiple service lines (Lift, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire and Water)
• An understanding of FM Maintenance (PPM, Remedial, Reactive) Delivery
• Literacy in Reading Commercial Contract Deliverables and Scope of Service
• Experience Managing Supplier Performance across a National Contract, with a complex Supply Chain (Direct Labour, Internal/External Supply Chain Specialist Subcontractors)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, confident in communicating with internal and external stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• An understanding and managing the Supplier in accordance with Real Estate Statutory, Regulatory and Professional requirements
• Demonstrable experience in managing suppliers in accordance with “Corrective Action Plans/Improvement plans” to address performance issues with Strategic Suppliers
• Knowledge and implementation of risk management strategies and processes
• Demonstrable experience of excellent senior client relationships and ability to build effective relationships
• A proven ability in articulating data and forecasts to stakeholders with commercial acumen
• Public or private sector background

It would be great if you also had:

• Certified membership of a recognised supply chain management professional body, e.g. ASCM, IOSCM, MCIPS

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.

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