Senior Supplier Relationships Manager

The Scheme Administrator for the UK Programme for Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is a new organisation, hosted by Defra group but working with the four nations of the UK and with partners across the packaging and recycling sectors. The Scheme Administrator will be responsible for the delivery and oversight of the scheme, calculation of costs and disbursement of funds to Local Authorities, working with the administrations and regulators across the four nations of the UK, and driving improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of collection and processing services. UK pEPR will require obligated packaging producers to pay the full costs of managing the packaging for which they are responsible. It will incentivise them to use less unnecessary packaging and encourage sustainable design, production and use of packaging; and it will work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of collection and recycling services thereby ensuring the supply of sufficient good quality recycled materials. The administrator will bring together a diverse team of talented individuals who are passionate about recycling, sustainability and the wider contributions this can make to our environmental objectives, including reaching net zero by 2050 while boosting the economy. The Senior Supplier Relationship Manager will join as one of the founding members to support its establishment and ongoing management of internal and external contractual arrangements. Reporting to the Head of Finance for the pEPR Scheme Administrator (SA) the Senior Supplier Relationship Manager will head up a team of specialist to deliver commercial activities on behalf of the SA. As Senior Relationship Manager you will provide strategic support to SA to the Senior Leadership, Devolved Governments and Four Nations boards and committees enabling best in class approaches from development of tender specifications, through to contract mobilisation, monitoring and contract management functions on behalf of PackUK. You will work closely and build critical relationships with commercial professions across Defra, Devolved Governments and other government departments. As a Senior Relationship Manager, you will need to be comfortable operating in a complex, fast paced and changing environment. You will manage a small team of specialists ensuring the provision of an effective commercial function to Devolved Governments and Governance forums that drives business outcomes through excellent service and strong stakeholder relationships. We need leaders who can quickly build collaborative relationships with a range of partners. You will be comfortable working at pace but also able to lead your team to deliver. This role exposes you to a broad range of duties, working to support key business areas and inform strategic and operational decisions. You will need to be skilled at listening, interpreting, influencing, negotiating, inspiring and challenging, which are all vital to the role.,

• Accountable for establishing excellent relationships with the SA's strategic partners, monitoring and supporting them in ensuring that all requirements are fulfilled and levels of service set out in contractual agreements are delivered.
• Lead a team of specialists that will be the first point of contact for all contractual and supplier management issues across the Directorate.
• Providing regular Supplier Relationship Analysis, supporting the SA Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on strategic contracts and tendering activities
• Implementing and monitoring systems to capture and review supplier performance, including KPI's, milestones and service objectives.
• Work with key stakeholders and suppliers to meet agreed targets and contractual arrangements
• Maintain key relationships with all stakeholders who are party to the contracts of strategic suppliers.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with the SA's key Supplier's to facilitate delivery of high-quality performance in both cost and service.
• Provide visible commercial and contract management leadership, developing detailed knowledge of the obligations within the SA's key strategic contracts, maintaining knowledge of the levers, performance standards, KPIs and CPIs etc. contained.
• Making strategic recommendations based on actual performance data to drive out effective delivery from all suppliers.
• Respond to and negotiate on the behalf of the Director of the SA when contracting queries arise. Advise and support the SA SLT and other key stakeholders, responding accurately with reference to contractual issues in a timely manner.
• Develop and deliver education and training across the SA so that contract management awareness is enhanced across all stakeholders.
• Develop and implement a robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework.
  
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