Position: Supply Chain Officer

Job ID: 187/164

Location: Southampton

Rate/Salary: £30,000 + Great Benefits

Type: Permanent

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Supply Chain Officer

Typically, this person will be accountable for managing and developing a network of suppliers to consistently meet the company's quality, cost, and delivery standards, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with best-in-class operational practices.

HSB Technical's client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Supply Chain Officer:

Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to foster innovation and long-term value
Manage commercial agreements and supplier performance to meet quality and delivery standards, with support from quality teams
Purchase materials/services aligned with business needs and processes, ensuring the lowest total cost of ownership
Assess risks, support mitigation plans, and communicate with relevant parties
Support operational improvement projects in collaboration with Supply Chain and other teams
Provide management reports, KPIs, and data insights for decision-making
Conduct market benchmarking and make-or-buy analyses

Qualifications and requirement for the Supply Chain Officer:

Familiarity with supply chain/procurement processes; Knowledge from a production materials environment is desirable
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong relationship-building, communication (phone, email, face-to-face), planning, and organizational skills
Experience in purchasing, supply chain, inventory management, supplier negotiations, and relationship management
Extensive ERP or similar system use
CIPS qualification or working towards but not essential

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.