Job Description
Salary: 32,050 - c.£37,700 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd has received a Platinum advanced award from The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) as part of its Procurement Excellence Programme - one of only 17 organisations globally to achieve the accreditation at this level.
As a supply chain analyst at HS2 you will support the development and implementation of HS2 supply chain risk monitoring and management, and systems and reporting activities across all stages of the procurement lifecycle. The role involves working with suppliers and colleagues within the Supply Chain Management function at HS2 Ltd to maintain and enhance our approach to measuring supplier capacity utilisation and financial health across 2000+ critical suppliers and assist with implementing appropriate mitigations, in collaboration with the supply chain.
About The Role
- Lead the maintenance of sources of supply chain data and tools, including daily monitoring of key indicators, and analyse, interpret and present data insights, utilising Microsoft Access, Power BI and Power Apps.
- Lead the timely and accurate production of supply chain reporting to update key stakeholder groups, in accordance with SCM programme governance.
- Assist with the development of the SCM database and migration to a new platform (e.g. Microsoft Dataverse).
- Work with Supply Chain Managers to engage with appointed Joint Venture Contractors in identifying supply chain risks and opportunities and develop suitable mitigation plans
- Attend external facing engagement events representing HS2 Ltd to external parties.
- Develop supply chain models and maps to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks in the marketplace.
- Provide support to the wider supplier management and Procurement & Supply Chain functions where cross-working is needed, including: Corporate Procurement, Contract Management, Construction Procurement and Railway Systems teams.
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI
Skills
About you:
- Analytical skills – including the ability to deliver consistently accurate data analysis and insights.
- Technical skills – technical skills to maximise use of Microsoft applications and visualisation tools e.g. Power BI, Access, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Research skills – including the ability to research the market, new ideas and trends.
- Ability to produce and present documents and reports to a variety of audiences.
- Stakeholder management skills – including the ability to maintain effective working relationships with teams across the organisation
- Prioritisation & organisational skills – including managing competing priorities to agreed deadlines.
Knowledge
- Governance, Assurance & Compliance (2)
- Strategy Development (2)
- Project Management & Planning (2)
- Estimating & Cost Planning (1)
- Procurement (1)
- UCR/PCR Application (2)
- Bespoke Third Party Agreements (1)
- Contract Management & Administration (1)
- Negotiation (1)
- Dispute Resolution (1)
- Cost Control (1)
- Risk & Value Management (1)
- Supply Chain Management (3)
- Processes (3)
- Systems (3)
- Aware: Awareness/ theoretical appreciation of the competence.
- Practiced: Applies the competence under supervision, primarily in non-complex situations.
- Competent: Applies the competence independently or with minimal supervision, often in situations of some complexity.
- Proficient: Can critically evaluate and adapt to situation as required. Applies the competence independently, primarily in complex situations. Can supervise others applying the competence.
- Expert/ Strategic: Can critically evaluate, adapt or develop new theories and/or methods. Recognised as an expert by other senior professionals, who is called on by others for advice on the competence and educates others. Applies the competence independently in highly complex or challenging situations.
Experience
- Experience of systems and reporting applications including procurement and commercial tools.
- Experience of gathering and analysing information from multiple stakeholders and sources.
- Experience of conducting objective analysis of supply chain data (including performance, risk and opportunities).
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
About Us
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.