Job Description

Arcadis works at the frontier of facility delivering innovative and ground-breaking solutions for our clients on the most exciting and high-profile projects around the world, designing some of the most complex and specialized facilities under construction today. Our European business is growing, and we are recruiting key team members. Look no further if you would like to work on one of the biggest and leading-edge construction projects in the world and be part of a winning team. People with skills, knowledge, and expertise like yours underpin our success. A career at Arcadis is truly rewarding, with excellent benefits and opportunities to develop your technical and professional potential. We respect and support each other to create one Arcadis team. We are dynamic, we create space for ideas, independent views, and challenging the status quo. We have a diverse workforce and embrace different views and perspectives. Look no further if you would like to be part of a vibrant dynamic team that delivers world-class engineering, design, and project management for industry-leading clients around the world. If you have what it takes to work with us, apply today.

Position Summary
The GSCM Supply Chain Lead oversees a team of procurement and supply chain professions. This position will oversee commercial relationships with direct material suppliers.

The successful candidate will act a main point of contact for Ireland Supply Chain Managers and Project Managers. In this position the Lead will be required to be on the Client site at least 3 days per week in order to run the IR Proc&Dock meetings and manage the AR list for Ireland (runs weekly, presented to local PMs); ensure updates from Arcadis VF team are entered ahead of time, and provide necessary updates/ follow ups where needed to ensure seamless running of the Proc&Dock calls. The successful candidate will be responsive, quickly understanding key issues and escalations and proactively communicate issues status and help needed (collaborate with PMO VF team)

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement comprehensive procurement strategies for category materials covering market trends, supply assurance, quality improvement, supplier development, sustainability, and financial and supply risk mitigation.
• Effectively manage relationships with suppliers by implementing the vendor score card process.
• Develop and implement cost savings projects and financial forecasting.
• Report and manage costs on a live basis to ensure cost control on large-scale projects.
• Negotiate and execute contractual agreements in accordance to established company policies and procedures.
• Preparation of forecasts for importers and manufacturers, and diligent tracking of lead time.
• Ensure compliance related process and procedures are uncompromised.
• Develop disruption mapping and mitigation strategies.
• Own and maintain all category supplier relationships.
• Lead supplier selection and development process while working with cross-functional teams like R&D, Marketing, and Quality, etc. to develop innovative products.
• Lead evaluation of supplier capabilities, cost structure, risks, and partnership potential to determine supply base.
• Ensure IR Scope Intake is received and delegated to the relevant teams (act as go-to person for IR OFCI).
• Support the Arcadis teams with IR commit tool
• Publish weekly IR PO Status overview

Education and Experience

• Master's degree or equivalent; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong project management, leadership and communication skills with the ability to effectively manage and inspire a cross functional teams.

Essential Skills

• QS/Procurement background an advantage
• Ability to negotiate and get value across medium site projects.
• Organisational skills and attention to detail
• Solid knowledge of SAP R/3, SAP/PLM, MS Office Suite Programs
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Can do and solution driven attitude
• Willing to learn and develop
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities

Other
This position requires candidate to work three days per week at the Client Site