Supply Chain Officer

Title: Supply chain officer 
Location: Southampton SO15
Salary or Rate: up to £30K
Hours: Full time 
Type: Permanent 
HSB ID: 187/164
 
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have several permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas – visit our website or LinkedIn page for more.

Typically, this person will be managing and developing a group of suppliers to meet quality, cost, and delivery goals for the company, aiming to support efficient and consistent operations.

Day to day duties and responsibilities of the Supply chain officer:

•    Purchase materials/services in line with business needs at optimal cost.
•    Act as the main contact and expert for assigned commodities.
•    Develop and implement commodity strategies.
•    Drive cost savings while ensuring product quality.
•    Build and manage strong vendor relationships.
•    Oversee supplier performance and ensure commercial agreements are in place.
•    Identify cost reduction and process improvement opportunities.
•    Support risk mitigation, benchmarking, and decision-making with data reports.
•    Collaborate on operational improvement projects.

Requirements Of the Supply chain officer: 

•    Knowledge and minimum 2 years’ experience in Supply chain/procurement processes.
•    ERP system experience.
•    Supplier negotiations and relationship management.
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
•    Marine industry or yacht production knowledge (desirable).

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who are governed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.