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Business partner - Supply Chain Management

Location: Birmingham, UK

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Job Number: 2843

External Description:

Randstad Sourceright; where technology, innovation, and our exceptional human touch make us the market leader in Global Recruitment Outsourcing.

 

 

Our business is growing and we need a Business partner  - Supply Chain Management to join our organization!

 

 

The role of the Business partner  - Supply Chain Management is to manage, together with in-country teams, the relationship with existing third-party agencies for an individual account(s) or for RSR as a whole for the supply of Permanent, Contractor, or Temp staff. In addition, the Business partner  - Supply Chain Management is responsible for planning a strategy and managing third-party agencies as part of a transition plan within new RSR solutions. The Business partner  - Supply Chain Management is also responsible for negotiating more cost-effective margins with third-party suppliers with limited direction from the Client Service Director or equivalent, in addition to identifying ways of delivering the best performance to RSR clients/RSR in a proactive manner.

 

 

What You Get To Do

 

  • Negotiating and securing supplier agreements
  • Contract management: managing the suppliers, together with in-country teams, to the responsibilities outlined in the MSP or RPO solution sold
  • Serving as a liaison with legal on contractual issues
  • Strategic partner of operations: Together with operations develop Supply Chain strategies
  • Financial & quantitative analysis: measuring the quality and timeliness of delivery, as well as supplier operations
  • Providing input to the implementation plan
  • To recommend and develop key relationships (preferred supplier management) with a select number of regional suppliers delivering into RSR, including agencies, consultancies, and offshore organizations.
  • Using market knowledge and research, source niche agencies/suppliers to join PSL and negotiate terms of business with them.
  • Work in conjunction with the Delivery Managers, to suggest alternative recruitment solutions if the current activity is unsuccessful. Report this back to the client.
  • Liaise directly with RSR Delivery Manager to analyze the changing requirements from third-party suppliers.
  • To develop cross-supplier current market management information which can be used to add value to our clients and as a potential selling tool to new clients.

 

What Will You Bring

 

  • Preferably knowledge of the contingent workforce market
  • Experience as procurement category manager/specialist or supply chain manager/specialist
  • Negotiation and analytical skills
  • Commercial attitude
  • Business English

 

Please apply today to be part of our world-class team!

 

If you have any questions, please turn to our dedicated ITA - Dorottya Cseza - dorottya.cseza@randstadsourceright.eu

Job Number: 2843

Community / Marketing Title: Business partner - Supply Chain Management