Job Description

Salary

£33,150 – £39,000 per annum (plus benefits).

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

To lead the delivery of key activities contributing to operational Supply Chain Management (SCM) across Inventory Management, Supplier Management, Demand Management, Performance Management and Materiel and Financial Accounting activities.

To lead a team of Supply Chain staff and provide Subject Matter Expertise to the business.

DE&S have an opportunity to become part of the Strategic Enablers (SE) domain. SE delivers a wide range of capabilities to the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force as well as Strategic Command. Within the Integrated Battlespace Operating Centre, the Air Defence and Electronic Warfare Systems Delivery Team (ADEWS DT) is based at RAF Henlow and is responsible for a variety of projects and in-service support in the area of air defence radar, radios, antennas structures and radomes and specialist electronic warfare facilities.

Candidates should be aware that, under the Defence Estate Optimisation Strategy, RAF Henlow has been identified as a site for release. Further information will be made available as it becomes available.

This position requires extensive travel to RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol and possibly other locations as required.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of the Supply Chain aspects of the requirement in accordance with customer agreements by using demand, supply and project management skills and techniques. You will engage stakeholders and create consensual solutions to drive and deliver outcomes in a way that identifies risks and recommend clear, viable mitigating actions. Your approach will be to listen, understand and to respect the value of different views, ideas and ways of working to make ongoing improvements to delivery while bringing your stakeholders on the journey with you.

To succeed, you will need to be highly proactive with a continuous improvement mindset. Leading teams, you will encourage a culture of imaginative thinking, learning from experience and expanding mindsets to challenge the status quo to continually drive for improved quality.

Given the dynamic environment, no two days will be quite the same; one may find you conducting a rolling, regular review of the requirements you look after with your customer and the front-line commands to ensure the successful ongoing improvements. Another may involve meeting with your suppliers regarding specific issues and developing bespoke but scalable solutions that minimise service or capability downtime and optimise costs associated with the support.

You will translate aims into clear manageable plans and determine resource requirements to support implementation, facilitating flexible use of resources across the organisation through innovative structuring of resources within your own area. Regularly interpret management information to provide valuable business insights and work alongside senior colleagues to help share strategy and policy within your role area.

In cases where the deliverable or capability is not being delivered to the required quality, cost or timescales you will need to identify the issues and take appropriate action. This will require you having great customer and supplier management skills along with the ability to lead teams made up of many disciplines, making sure everyone is working and communicating with each other to deliver your clear plan of action.

What you will be assessed against

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

• Experience of managing supply chains of a high-value or critical asset management nature
• Strong leadership and people management skills including change management and development
• Experience of implementing effective governance & assurance to meet the implementation & application of supply chain management policy
• A strong background in asset accounting and inventory optimisation activities
• Comprehensive knowledge of data management and analysis skills to diagnose, improve and drive supplier performance, compliance and demand planning
• Education to post-graduate qualification level or equivalent experience appropriate for an SME
• Experience of leading the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives

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

• Military/Defence/Industry Logistics experience
• Experience of managing high value/complex contracted supply chain partnerships.

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

• Making Evidence-Based Decisions
• Managing Support Supplier and Customer Network

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing

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 and internal continuous improvement consultancy services.

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 our DE&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

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

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: DE&S, Defence, and Supply Chain Manager. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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