Supply Chain & Inventory Lead in Croydon

Job Description

Supply Chain & Inventory 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

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