Position: Supply Chain Officer

Job ID: 187/164

Location: Southampton

Rate/Salary: £30,000 + Great Benefits

Type: Permanent

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Supply Chain Officer

Typically, this person will be accountable for managing and developing a network of suppliers to consistently meet the company's quality, cost, and delivery standards, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with best-in-class operational practices.

HSB Technical's client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Supply Chain Officer:

Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to foster innovation and long-term value            

Manage commercial agreements and supplier performance to meet quality and delivery standards, with support from quality teams            

Purchase materials/services aligned with business needs and processes, ensuring the lowest total cost of ownership

Assess risks, support mitigation plans, and communicate with relevant parties       

Support operational improvement projects in collaboration with Supply Chain and other teams

Provide management reports, KPIs, and data insights for decision-making       

Conduct market benchmarking and make-or-buy analyses        

Qualifications and requirement for the Supply Chain Officer:

Familiarity with supply chain/procurement processes; Knowledge from a production materials environment is desirable           

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong relationship-building, communication (phone, email, face-to-face), planning, and organizational skills           

Experience in purchasing, supply chain, inventory management, supplier negotiations, and relationship management     

Extensive ERP or similar system use

CIPS qualification or working towards but not essential

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role