Job Description

Salary

£21,250 – £25,000 per annum (plus benefits).

Number of posts

25

Summary

Join an integral part of the UK’s Defence and play your part in the procurement and in-service support of all our armed forces’ equipment, from fighter jets, armoured vehicles, submarines and aircraft carriers, to clothing, food, and ammunition. If you have the pride, passion and commitment to be part of an exciting organisation at the forefront of supporting our country’s armed forces deliver on operations at home and abroad, then apply online now!

Job description

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have opportunities to join their teams of Supply Chain staff and provide input to Supply Chain matters.

You will support the delivery of key activities contributing to operational Supply Chain Management (SCM) across Inventory Management, Supplier Management, Demand Management and Performance Management activities.

Responsibilities

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for contributing to the development, monitoring and validation of demand and supply plans, and/or the development and promulgation of supply chain policy and process. Given the broad and fast-paced environment, you will be required to quickly identify sub-optimal performance and be able to identify corrective action(s) to mitigate the issue(s), to deliver continuous improvement, allowing our armed forces to have the right equipment at the right time and cost.

Roles will be varied and require the robust and effective application of supply chain policies and processes, including: pricing, item data record maintenance, material accounting, disposal and loan management, alongside the governance and leadership of critical purchasing decisions, capital asset repair and effective utilisation of MOD’s Logistic Information Systems, to keep military equipment operating to best effect. Optimisation decisions regarding the MoD inventory is also key to ensure ‘right sizing’ for current and future demands.

To succeed, you will need to be highly proactive with a continuous improvement mind set. Supporting your team, you will be encouraged to adopt a culture of imaginative thinking, learning from experience and expanding mind sets to challenge the status quo to continually drive for improved quality.

Due to security requirements, some of the posts are reserved for Sole UK Nationals Only and some will require more in depth security checks (Developed Vetting).

What you will be assessed against

To be found successful you must demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• Experience of Supply Chains or critical asset management and the policy, process and Logistics Information Systems (Log IS) supporting them
• Good communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the management of a broad range of stakeholders
• Demonstration of optimised demand and supply planning activities
• Demonstration of the need for the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to make decisions, often in the face of multiple competing priorities

It would benefit your application should be able to demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Military/Defence/Industry Logistics experience
• Experience of managing contracted supply chain partnerships
• Experience of working within a challenging, fast paced, output based customer driven environment
• Knowledge of data management and analysis skills to diagnose, improve and drive supplier Performance and compliance
• Understanding of the need to conduct Material Accounting processes

If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following technical competencies:

• Customer Service
• Making evidence-based decisions

If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Communicating and influencing
• Delivering at pace

What’s in it for you?

You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.

Find out more about what we offer by clicking here

Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

About your team

The Integrated Logistics (iLog) Function is the integrating Function for Support within DE&S, responsible for the development, management and delivery of in-service support for our front-line command customers. The iLog Function consists of around 2,900 personnel, both civil servants and military, and with a wide range of disciplines ranging from operations management and supply chain management, technical through-life support and logistics delivery, to modelling and analysis.

Please click the link below to apply by creating an account and upload your details.

Benefits

Please find ‘The Little Book of Big Benefits’ here

This post is not eligible for relocation allowances.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

Simply click on the apply button to create an account and upload your CV which clearly demonstrates the following areas (which you will be assessed against):

• Key Achievements
• Relevant Experience
• Applied Knowledge and Skills

For additional guidance on writing a CV for DE&S, please click here

Firstly we’ll check that you meet the essential criteria that are listed for the role. If you do, we’ll then carry out a more detailed review of your CV to see if your qualifications and experience are a good match for the role(s).

If you’re successful, we’ll invite you to an interview so you can meet us, discuss your Key Achievements, Relevant Experience and Applied knowledge & Skills. In addition to the above, you’ll also be assessed against a technical competence and the listed behaviours, aligned to ourDE&S Behaviours which can be found attached at the bottom of the page.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKs
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Bristol, DE&S / SDA, Defence, and Supply Chain Manager. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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