Robertson Group
Supply Chain Governance Coordinator
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Overview
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Role: Supply Chain Governance Coordinator
Location: North west England
Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as an Supply Chain Governance Coordinator, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.
Your new role
As part of the wider Procurement and Supply Chain function, the Supply Chain Governance Coordinator will support the continuous improvement of procurement and supply chain activity across Robertson Group. The role will help maintain effective processes, procedures, controls and reporting, while supporting responsible procurement, supplier assurance, new product introduction and innovation activity. The postholder will work with colleagues across the business to coordinate evidence, track actions, maintain key documents and support practical improvements that improve efficiency, reduce risk and create value. This is a development-focused role offering exposure across procurement, supply chain, systems, data, reporting, responsible business and supplier engagement.
DUTIES:
- Support responsible procurement activity across the supply chain, including supplier due diligence, evidence management, responsible sourcing requirements, ethical procurement, modern slavery assurance, audit actions and agreed governance controls.
- Assist with supplier assessment, evidence gathering, risk scoring, action tracking and follow-up activity to help ensure proportionate controls are in place for higher-risk suppliers, trades, materials and geographies.
- Coordinate activity linked to responsible procurement improvement plans, including supplier engagement, compliance monitoring, corrective actions, reporting and communication of expectations across the business and supply chain.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve procurement and supply chain processes, helping to reduce duplication, improve productivity and support consistent ways of working.
- Support approved digital, systems and automation initiatives, helping activity move from concept through delivery and into business-as-usual operation.
- Maintain project plans, benefits trackers, action logs and management information to support continuous improvement activity across the function.
- Assist with benchmarking activity, outputs, service levels and productivity against relevant industry peers to help identify performance gaps and improvement priorities.
- Map current processes and support the development of improved future-state procedures, work instructions, templates, forms, guidance notes and user-friendly handbooks.
- Assist with the review, maintenance and communication of Procurement and Supply Chain RMS content, ensuring key procedures, forms and guidance documents remain current and aligned to business requirements.
- Support the development and ongoing management of internal and external Procurement and Supply Chain content, including Robertzone and relevant webpages, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and aligned with current ways of working.
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QUALIFICATIONS/RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:
- Degree qualified, minimum 2:2 classification, working towards a relevant qualification, or equivalent experience in procurement, supply chain, business, construction, data, compliance, sustainability or a related discipline.
- Interest in procurement, supply chain management, process improvement, governance, innovation, systems improvement or responsible business within a construction or infrastructure environment.
- Ability to work on own initiative and demonstrate a methodical, organised and accurate approach to work.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work with data, reports, trackers and management information to identify trends, issues and improvement opportunities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers.
- Ability to support projects, manage actions, meet deadlines and respond positively to changing priorities.
- Computer literate and numerate, with strong Microsoft Office skills and an interest in Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, systems improvement or data visualisation.
- Curious, proactive and improvement focused, with the confidence to challenge inefficient ways of working in a constructive and professional manner.
- Awareness of procurement, supply chain, supplier management, responsible procurement, ethical sourcing, modern slavery, sustainability, social value or supplier assurance requirements would be advantageous.
- Willingness to learn, seek feedback and build knowledge of procurement excellence, supply chain governance, innovation and responsible business practices.
What's in it for me
Our Principles - The Robertson Way
Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.
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- We listen Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.
- We are professional Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.
- We take responsibility Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.
- We are determined to succeed Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.
- We are one team We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.
For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: https://www.robertson.co.uk/careers/culture
Benefits of working with Robertson:
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:
- 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
- Annual Flu Vaccine
- Access to E-Learning
- Health & Wellbeing Support
- Life Management & Financial Support
Diversity & Inclusion:
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.
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If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.
This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.
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