Supplier Relationship and Engagement Manager

Supplier Relationship and Engagement Manager – UK-wide (Hybrid) - Competitive salary

A new managerial level role in our central Procurement and Supply Chain team – to lead and maintain our Supplier Relationship and Engagement Program - setting frameworks and governance, driving the roll-out of new processes and reporting on performance.

You’ll improve relationships with our long-term strategic suppliers, enabling the delivery of major projects and critical services.

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

About the role:

There are three key areas of responsibility:

• Supplier Relationship Management - Create, embed and evolve our Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework, processes and governance, whilst maintaining strong, long-term relationships with key suppliers; and monitoring performance.
  
  
• Supplier Engagement - Develop and implement a Supplier Engagement Plan to ensure effective communication and relationship management, establishing improvement programs if required, to optimize processes, reduce costs, and enhance service delivery.
  
  
• Supplier Insights - Oversee industry trends, market conditions, and supplier capabilities to ensure we remain competitive and innovative. Evaluate potential opportunities to leverage our key relationships with suppliers, technological advancements, and manage holistic supply chain risks.

About you:

You have a proven track record in supplier relationship management, or Business Development, with the ability to build strong relationships across our supply chain partners. Your knowledge of procurement processes, contract law, and ability to deliver win-win situations, will enable you to work strategically and cross-functionally with multiple departments and stakeholders, to ‘see the bigger picture’, and drive through process improvement.

We welcome applicants with a background in Strategic Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management and Business Development within Supply Chain.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Company car
• Annual performance bonus of up to 15%
• 28 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays – plus option to buy 5 additional days.
• Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%).
• Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, car scheme, dental insurance, technology plans and more.
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury.
• Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave.
• Qualification subscription funding
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7.

About us:

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy.  Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come.  More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs.  National Gas provides that security.

We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

National Gas is also proud to lead the way in transforming the energy network for a net zero future. Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. 

Further information:

At National Gas, we are disability confident, and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. 

This is a permanent position in our Supply Chain team, based from our Head Office at Warwick or regional offices, with flexible hybrid working.

Interviews will be scheduled during week commencing 1st September.

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