Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager 

Ottawa based (with a mix of office and home-based working)

We are SEA.

Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.

It’s an exciting time for SEA as we expand our Canadian operations and team. We are currently looking for outstanding people to form the core of our growing team in Ottawa.

As the Supply Chain Manager you will establish, manage and develop our network of suppliers, working with them to ensure that SEA Canada receives the material it needs, when it needs it, to deliver our key projects. You will be a key member of the SEA Canada team, working closely with our customers, suppliers and UK subject matter experts to support the delivery of highly engineered naval systems and the growth of our Canadian business.

• Lead procurement processes, ensuring the application of best practice and achievement of value for money within the supply chain.
• Identify, manage and develop suppliers to enhance the business relationship and value of the supplier base.
• Oversee supplier compliance to SEA’s governance requirements.
• Review, identify and implement ongoing improvements to supply chain management processes.
• Monitor and manage contracts, subcontracts and service agreements to ensure that all parties adhere to the terms and conditions.
• Form statements of work, identifying and mitigating commercial and compliance risks relating to our supply chain.
• Facilitate early engagement with suppliers to support design for supply chain best practice.
• Source products or services in line with production demands raised from ERP system or purchase requests raised from other business areas.
• Obtain competitive quotations through requests or tenders.
• Provide professional support and advice to the Project and Bid teams.

 The skills you need

• A hands-on professional with significant experience in supply chain management and procurement.
• Extensive experience of supplier development within the Canadian Defence Industry.
• An astute analytical ability to identify commercial risks and opportunities, and an ability to devise a flexible range of mitigations
• Extensive knowledge of different methods of transactional and strategic procurement.
• Excellent supplier relationship management skills.
• Strong Leadership and team leading capabilities.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• The ability to achieve a Canadian security clearance.

 Join us and be part of something smaller, doing something bigger: protecting what matters.