Senior Supply Chain Manager London Part Remote Contract

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Senior Supply Chain ManagerEDF London - 2 days in the office and 3 days remote In Scope of IR35 6 month contract£570 a day via an Umbrella Company (A list of Capita Approved Umbrella Companies will be provided by your recruiter)Overview/ContextSizewell C (SZC) will be a next-of-a-kind nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England using the same technology and design as the Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset.The SZC Project is engineering-led in order to secure SZCs design replication strategy and a large part of the supply chain is being replicated from HPC.The Supply Chain directorate for SZC is now looking to establish its team of Supply Chain professionals responsible for the procurement/negotiation and subsequent commercial management of SZCs main construction contracts.Nature and Scope:The Senior Supply Chain Manager reports to the Senior Supply Chain Lead and is the primary point of contact for all supply chain/commercial matters relating to a supplier/contract assigned to them. Within the role you will be expected to :*Work with the Supply Chain Lead in the development of the supply chain strategies in support of the delivery of the SZC Supply Chain programme specifically in respect of the three areas outlined above. This will require a specific focus upon stakeholder engagement and buy in together with developing strong supplier engagement and relationship management.*Work closely and pro-actively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. This includes working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a technically complex Programme.*Promote the SZC Project, its values and behaviours and ensures that SZC Project requirements are met and successfully delivered.*Arrive at and implement decisions and undertake Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities (as defined below) in the context described above and in accordance with delegated levels of commitment and authority.*Engage across the HPC Supply Chain team to ensure the lessons learnt from the project can be taken and adopted to the Sizewell C project across the area of the Engineering contract, the project delivery organisation and also the incentivisation of the supply base.Principal Accountabilities:Procurement Phase*Contributing to procurement and contracting strategies that meet the overall SZC Project objectives.*Managing and tracking a procurement against the overall Integrated Work Schedule (IWS) milestones to meet stakeholder and SZC Project requirements and keeping the procurement on schedule.*Undertaking correct administration of vendor assessment and information exchange via procurement electronic portal tools.*Invitation to tender preparation and tender evaluation assessing technical and commercial compliance.*Managing formation activities across technical, programme, legal and commercial disciplines.*Support to the budget process and analysing the commercial requirements of a contract.*support to the Senior Supply Chain and Supply Chain leads ensuring all internal governance approval is in place to enable timely Contract Award.Execution Phase*Managing contracts in accordance with the contract terms, SZC governance requirements and SZC Project objectives to achieve a successful close.*Ensuring compatibility and alignment with other SZC Project contracts.*Administration of commercial management tools including, but not limited to, CEMAR and SAP.*In the closeout phase the Senior Commercial Manager will have responsibility and accountability for managing the close out of each contract and identifying and recording commercial lessons learnt.Other*Deliver contracts in accordance with NNB governance requirements to meet NNB SZC Project and business objectives.*Supervision of Supply Chain Managers and Supply Chain Assistants under your direct control.Working in direct support of the Senior Supply Chainn Lead for the designated work areas.*Internal and external stakeholder management and working within a multi-disciplinary team/teams.*Being familiar with, promoting and maintaining compliance at all times (at procurement and post-procurement stages) with NNBs Supply Chain policies (including compliance with nuclear safety and quality controls procedures) and SZC Project processes and procedures, particularly those relating to the Supply Chain.*Engagement as required with the UK regulators (ONR/EA/CNS), HM Government and Ofgem.*Promoting the role of the Intelligent Customer and ensuring that requirements and expectations are met with regard to commercial probity, value and that the supply chain is treated fairly.*Promoting and embedding a strong nuclear safety culture, the right level of oversight, control and surveillance of supplier activities.*Ensuring board papers and/or investment papers are produced and submitted all in accordance with SZC Project governance.Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience*Educated to degree level is preferable*Proven ability of working within a complex major project/programme environment in both procurement and post-procurement phases.*Effective Management and Leadership skills, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies in the UK environment.*Honed commercial skills and demonstrable ability to make sound decisions on complex matters (considering technical and commercial topics) of high financial value.*Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work with key stakeholders at all levels across an organisation.*A strong level of experience of standard forms of contract (NEC and FIDIC) within the power/construction industry on complex major projects/programmes.*Possesses skills to act as deputy to either a Supply Chain Lead or Senior Supply Chain Lead as required.*Familiar with the nuclear site licence conditions and an understanding of the UK regulatory framework. 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