Job title: Project Sourcing Manager - Rail

Type: Permanent

Location: York

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + benefits

Job Reference: JHPSMR

The PrSM is part of the UK&I Sourcing organization and report to SS&I Project Lead Sourcing Manager.

Your role in the organization will be to manage all sourcing activities related to project and tenders in a dedicated region

Role

• Manage the sourcing activity of the Project
• Communicate project needs and ensures they are properly taken into account
• Define and implement the Project Sourcing Strategy in full respect of QCD commitments
• Co- Manage the Material Work Package in link with Supply Chain representative

As a core member in the organization you will have a wide Network with UK and international team across Europe including, Commodity Managers, Platform sourcing director, project management, Suppliers, work package owner, Engineering department as well as tender team.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Manage the sourcing activity of the Project

• Ensure that the overall QCD target of the WP material under his responsibility is met
• Participate to the project management committee
• Coordinates the actions by commodity buyers on the project(s) he manages
• Communicate project needs and ensures they are properly taken into account
• Organise launch meeting towards commodity buyers and CM
• Challenge new gaps compared to tender commitments, incorporates Return on Experience, escalate if any critical delay is occurring in specification availability, facilitates co-operation between Engineering and Sourcing, ask for arbitration in case of conflict
• Publish the specific legal requirements to be taken into account in negotiation, after analysis of the customer specific demand and after decision with the PM to flow down (or not) these requirements to the suppliers
• Define and implement the Project Sourcing Strategy in full respect of QCD commitments

• Establish and agree with the PM on a Project Sourcing Strategy (if not done at Tender stage), in line Platform Sourcing strategy (panel, LCC objectives, dual sources...)
• Animates supplier selection through Business Award process, asks for arbitration when relevant
• Based on commodity buyer, SPQD output, supervises contracts execution of selected suppliers until FAI milestone Manage the Material Work Package

• Review periodically the QCD material scope (Work packages) with the stakeholders, establish a robust "at completion" vision, taken into account risks, ambitions and incertitude
• Establish bridge analysis at each RPR cycle

Measurement

• Project Sourcing Plan production and validation

• Project Saving and Committed savings recovering in ASIP
• Risk management plan (R.A.M.P)
• On time deliveries for business award and supplier
• Smart Audit score

Essential requirements:

• Bachelors or equivalent in Engineering, business management or purchasing

• Extensive experience in supplier negotiation for goods and services
• Operational dealing within projects in sourcing, engineering or commercial.
• Excellent communication skills (written + verbal - English)
• Contract management / Legal awareness

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To apply please contact Josh Hill at advance or apply

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