Supply Chain Administrator

Position Purpose and Job Description

The main purpose of this full time role as the Supply Chain Spares and Freight Coordinator is to manage the procurement, control and delivery of spare parts, equipment and administer customer requirements. Manage and control delivery for the organisation and the end to end cost to the customer, ensuring compliance with contratural obligations. Successful candidate will typically report directly to their team leader and when required directly to more senior management.

To be successful you must have good time management skills and be able to build good relationships withithin the teams.  Supporting the manager in identifying clear team goals, setting tasks and deadlines for the internal team.

Position Learning Goals:

• Learning at the workplace is the key goal and you may have to deputise for the supervisor in times of absence.
• Fostering professional relationships throughout the organisation but particularly commercial and engineering teams.
• Learning by assisting with the personnel requirements of the Administrators within the team and co-ordination of both spares and repairs work streams of the RMMV-UK business under the tutelage of the RMMV spares/repairs management team.
• Liaising with colleagues in the wider RMMV team on a regular basis sharing best practice, identifying opportunities for procedural improvement and providing materiel advice as required.
• Tasks
• General Administrative tasks within the spares and repairs teams
• Daily use of SAP
• Daily use of Excel and other Microsoft applications
• Support to senior management team with data analysis and project support
• Checking and processing information and technical data
• Liaising with suppliers and wider supply chain
• Liaising with warehousing and other subcontractors
• Control and administration of spares supply chain
• Freight distribution management, including import/export (future role)
• Warranty management (future roll)
• 3PL development and control (future roll)
• Positively receiving feedback and show ability to support the management team with the implementation of the continuous improvement projects
• Own at least one CI project
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks as may be required

Key Competencies:

• Ability to show a confident and professional approach when dealing with stakeholders
• Quick to pick up new computerised IT systems
• Be able to demonstrate skills in using MS Excel and MS Word.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to learn excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, articulate telephone manner and very good written English skills
• Communication: Display the ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish productive relationships with members of the team, as well as suppliers.
• Teamwork: Have the ability to lead the RMMV Admin team in a supportive way. Works with integrity, honesty and respect for others.
• Client Orientation: Display exceptional listening skills and be quick to question in order to learn and understand the organisation’s needs.
• Strategic Thinking and Decisive Judgment: Show great enthusiasm towards problem solving and use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions. Embrace Continuous Improvement and support team members with their improvement projects.
• Drive for Results: Demonstrate a high level of self-motivation and standards.
• Organisation and Planning: Show a willingness to work with the Spares Manager towards setting, agreeing and achieving goals.

Experience & Educational Requirements:

• Desirable: A levels (Business, English, Mathematics) or BTEC qualification.
• IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Office Suite Word and proven Excel skills would be advantageous
• SAP user
• Driving licence would be an advantage as UK travel maybe required for this role
• Be able to show evidence of time management
• Good interpersonal skills
• UK Passport would be an advantage, as international travel maybe required in the future of this role.

Desirable: UK military experience and understanding of current fleet

• A competitive salary, that also includes an annual incentive based on your 
  performance in the role
• 25 days holiday and the option to buy a further 5 days
• Match contribution pension scheme
• Private Medical cover
• Salary sacrifice benefits such as cycle to work
• Electronic Vehicle Scheme
• Flexible working hours and location split between home and office
• An opportunity to join the company at a really exciting time of growth and an 
  opportunity to develop this key role in support of that growth

UK.HR@Rheinmetall.com