Supply Chain Analyst

HS2
Job Description

Location: Snowhill, Birmingham

Base salary: £30,150pa to c.£37,700pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits – check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a Supply Chain Analyst at HS2 you will support the development and implementation of HS2 supply chain risk monitoring and management, and systems and reporting activities across all stages of the procurement lifecycle. The role involves working with suppliers and colleagues within the Supply Chain Management function at HS2 Ltd to maintain and enhance our approach to measuring supplier capacity utilisation and financial health across 2000+ critical suppliers and assist with implementing appropriate mitigations, in collaboration with the supply chain

About the role

• Lead the maintenance of sources of supply chain data and tools, including daily monitoring of key indicators, and analyse, interpret, and present data insights, utilising Microsoft Access, Power BI, and Power Apps
• Lead the timely and accurate production of supply chain reporting to update key stakeholder groups, in accordance with SCM programme governance.
• Assist with the development of the SCM database and migration to a new platform (e.g., Microsoft Dataverse).
• Work with Supply Chain Managers to engage with appointed Joint Venture Contractors in identifying supply chain risks and opportunities and develop suitable mitigation plans
• Attend external facing engagement events representing HS2 Ltd to external parties.
• Develop supply chain models and maps to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks in the marketplace.
• Provide support to the wider supplier management and Procurement & Supply Chain functions where cross-working is needed, including Corporate Procurement, Contract Management, Construction Procurement and Railway Systems teams.

Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

About You:

• Analytical skills – including the ability to deliver consistently accurate data analysis and insights.
• Technical skills – technical skills to maximise use of Microsoft applications and visualisation tools e.g., Power BI, Access, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Research skills – including the ability to research the market, new ideas and trends.
• Stakeholder management skills – including the ability to maintain effective working relationships with teams across the organisation.
• Experience of systems and reporting applications including procurement and commercial tools.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Please attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application and include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.