Materials and Logistics Supervisor

Job Description - Materials and Logistics Supervisor (047686)

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Position Type - Full Time

Salary: £42,104
Location: Woolwich Ferry

The closing date for applications is 7th March 2025 @ 23:59 hours

As a key member of the Woolwich Ferry Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for the efficient management of materials, stores, and equipment on site, which is critical to safe operational delivery and performance to support the success of planned and routine maintenance of the vessels associated infrastructure at the berths and terminals, as well as special engineering projects.
You’ll maintain a high standard of inventory controls within required targets and costs delivering timely support in conjunction with a wide range of commercial supply chain partners that ensures best value and quality of procured goods and materials, compliant with TfL procurement and environmental standards.
In addition, you’ll support the Marine Engineering Manager in establishing materials management capability and a safety culture with personal drive, high energy results driven, professional 'can-do' attitude.

Accountabilities

1. Responsible for managing the day-to-day materials and stores arrangements and whole life-cycle of stock control, ensuring materials are readily available to deliver all planned and unplanned maintenance needs including critical spares, other spares, general stores, and equipment.
2. Procure and maintain the inventory of spares and equipment in accordance with planned work and servicing schedules ensuring timely ordering, quality, prices, and delivery are consistent with specification and service levels/customer requirements.
3. Monitor and manage supply chain performance and quality controls to ensure spare parts both critical or otherwise provided by the supplier are compliant with procurement contracts.
4. Pro-actively develop good relationships with all suppliers and local businesses to build strong supplier support in meeting business needs.
5. Obtain relevant quotations and negotiate competitive pricing, ensuring supply chain is optimised to offer maximum efficiency and cost effectiveness.
6. Provide assurance through the timely maintenance of accurate records of all bought supplies and equipment are always available in the required quality and amount through the Planned Maintenance System (Maximo).
7. Develop, gain approval of and implement strategies for the management of obsolescence of bought materials and supplies by working with engineers and others as required to ensure continued service.
8. Manage the engineering materials budget on a day-to-day basis, with authority to purchase within a delegated authority capacity.

Skills

1. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence others. (Essential)
2. Commitment and enthusiasm for service delivery, with the tenacity and resilience to overcome opposition. (Essential)
3. Ability to clearly and concisely articulate operational and customer requirements (Essential)
4. Ability to successfully plan and prioritise procurement activity through to delivery (Essential)
5. Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively across multiple procurement services and teams (Desirable)
6. Ability to work under tight time constraints in an environment of high expectation and pressure (Essential)
7. Ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders, managing expectations and relationship building (Desirable)

Knowledge

1. Knowledge of procurement processes and ethical practice (Essential)
2. Knowledge of stock control systems associated with Planned Maintenance Software, preferably Maximo or equivalent (Essential)
3. Knowledge of materials and stores management within a safety critical operational or engineering industry (transport or rail industry, desirable) (Essential)
4. Knowledge of the effective use and limitations of commonly available office applications. (Desirable)
5. Knowledge of vessel and boat operations and related engineering principles, practice and standards. (Desirable)
6. Knowledge of effective Health & Safety in the workplace (Essential)

Experience

1. Experience of prioritising procurement plans and implementing these to deadlines, efficiently and to budget (Essential)
2. Experience of working closely with front line operations and management teams (Essential)
3. Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders within an operational environment (Desirable)
4. Experience of building and sustaining strong partnerships and influencing a range of people at all levels (Desirable)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel