Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days per week in our Liverpool office
Working Hours: Full Time Monday - Friday
Salary: Starting at £25,000
VIVO, a 50:50 joint venture between Serco and EQUANS, has been awarded places on the Defence FM and Housing Maintenance framework contracts.
VIVO embodies both experience and innovation. It combines Serco’s comprehensive track record delivering engineering, technical and FM services to the UK MOD for over 55 years with EQUANS’ market leading FM, energy, asset optimisation and regeneration capabilities.
Could you be our next Supply Chain Administrator working within VIVO’s procurement team?
You will l be responsible for supporting the management and compliance of the approved supply chain list and associated documentation in accordance with VIVO processes. You will help maintain compliance to VIVO standards and systems, acting as a key point of contact to the business site teams and external suppliers to offer advice, guidance and first tier escalation to problems.
Working alongside the Head of Supply Chain you will work across all of our Contracts liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders on a daily basis.
Within this role you will review and process new supplier requests, coordinating and managing relationships with suppliers to ensure to full verification and adherence to VIVO quality standards. As part of this you will collate supplier performance data through surveys, feedback, and criticisms to provide feedback to the wider procurement team to improve supplier performance and relationships.
Other Key responsibilities include;
- Managing and owning the supplier catalogues for goods and products
- Acting as a superuser for internal PO system (SAP) reviewing PO compliance, spend reports and categorisation of spend – offering advice and guidance to local teams
- Providing general administrative support where required.
What you’ll need to do this role
Using your previous experience within similar administration roles you will be able to compile reports, data sets and presentations. You will be competent in completing data analysis, spend reporting and other compliance requirements where needed.
It is essential that you have excellent communication skills as you will be liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders to answer queries and resolve issues, whilst actively managing the Procurement inbox.
This role will require travel to remote sites therefore it is essential that you hold a clean and valid UK driving licence or can travel to remote locations without the use of public transport.
It is desirable that you have experience of operating within an MOD environment and have familiarity with geography and establishments within area of responsibility
You must be able to pass BPSS Clearance to be considered for this role.
What we offer
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- 25 Days annual leave
- Volunteer leave
- Established reward and recognition scheme
- One paid professional subscription
- Life Assurance Policy
- Employee discount and reward schemes
- Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work
- A company that recognises your contribution
- Training opportunities and qualifications within a supportive environment to ensure career progression
Don’t meet all of the job requirements, but like the sound of us and the projects we work on? Get in touch anyway! Equal Opportunities: Accelerating gender equity is our core mission at Women in Defence UK, therefore we are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team.
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
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