Location: Bournemouth
Salary: £38,000-£45,000 DOE plus a commission share
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday
Tru Talent is delighted to be working with our well-established waste client, who are looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to take ownership of their national supplier network.
This is a key commercial role, responsible for supplier relationships, procurement, negotiations, supplier performance and margin optimisation. Working closely with senior management, you’ll identify cost-saving opportunities, support tenders and new business, and ensure the business has a competitive and reliable supply chain.
Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager:
- Managing and developing a national network of suppliers
- Building strong, long-term relationships with key suppliers
- Identifying and onboarding new suppliers where required
- Leading supplier negotiations and securing competitive rates and terms
- Reviewing supplier pricing and identifying cost-saving opportunities
- Managing annual supplier price increases
- Monitoring supplier performance, service quality and KPIs
- Conducting supplier reviews and audits and managing improvement plans
- Supporting tenders, new business opportunities and contract mobilisation
- Providing supplier costs and commercial insight to support customer pricing
- Monitoring supplier-side margins and identifying opportunities to improve profitability
- Reviewing and improving procurement and supplier management processes
- Providing commercial analysis and recommendations to senior management
- Working closely with Sales, Customer Services, Finance and other departments
- Previous experience in supply chain management, procurement or a similar commercial/operational role
- Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation skills
- Good understanding of procurement, pricing, cost control and margin management
- Commercially minded with a focus on profitability and value
- Experience managing supplier performance, KPIs and service quality
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive, solutions-focused approach
- Ability to build positive long-term supplier relationships whilst achieving commercial results
- Confident working with senior management and internal stakeholders
INDTTT Job ID / REF: 4308