Job Overview

To deliver a Cost Base Reduction (CBR) committed to the Authority through the development of a cost-effective, commercially-driven supply base, and meets the requirements for Governance and availability.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors demands generated as an output of Msys DFP.
• Action Msys.ERP worklists of Requisition Exceptions for Commodity Articles without the relevant commercial information and source the items, checking that current contracts cannot be used in the first instance.
• Receive supplier responses/quotes and log into Msys.ERP.
• Approaches the market to source competitive pricing for spot orders not requiring a contract.
• Complete Single Source Justification (SSJ) documentation where required.
• Raise manual purchase requisitions outside of MRP where required.
• Action Msys.ERP worklists for items in dues out.
• Liaise with Acquisition and Contract Management to manage rejected purchase requisitions.
• Liaise with the Commodity Team on obsolescence, supersession and specification change.
• Provide proactive early warnings on potential supply issues and actions for remediation.
• Fulfils and manages open POs to the required schedule, using the exception messages contained within Msys.ERP to determine the prioritised worklist.
• Ensure Supplier compliance to the ASN process, expediting those suppliers who have not provided the information for commodity deliveries to avoid non-complying deliveries into the fulfilment centre.
• Challenge ASNs that do not meet the business rules, to avoid early deliveries and excess inventory.
• Maintain promise dates from suppliers and expedite purchase orders based on the planning messages within Msys.ERP, output from MRP.
• Obtain supplier ASNs electronically through Msys.SIP and ensure supplier compliance, completing those that are missing.
• Place additional purchase requisition to meet a short fall in the quantity already on order.
• Build relationships with suppliers and colleagues across Team Leidos in order to effectively manage the supply chain.
• Provides feedback to Inventory Management from the supply chain for Market optimisation.
• Dependent upon skills and experience you may have Line Management responsibility

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in supply chain/logistics role an advantage.
• Effective communicator at all levels.
• Literate and numerate.
• Team Player.
• Ability to negotiate with the suppler to agree delivery to meet customer requirements.