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Inspired PLC

Inspired PLC is a UK market leading technology enabled provider of energy and sustainability advisory services. Since 2000, it has grown in scale and capability and is servicing over 3,400 UK and Irish clients across all sectors.

To enable businesses to respond to the climate emergency, we focus on solving their toughest challenges. By managing data comprehensively, sourcing energy sustainably and reducing carbon efficiently, we allow our clients to control costs effectively, make authentic ESG disclosures, improve their business performance, whilst powering their journey to net zero.

This role is ideally suited to a career minded, ambitious individual who is looking for that unique opportunity to prove what they can do and then be rewarded for it.

We are looking for a Supplier Relationship Manager to join our successful Client Services team. This will be a Hybrid role, with travel required to our Kirkham office.

Role and Responsibilities

The Supplier Relationship Manager will be responsible for managing all supplier relationships across Inspired at a strategic level. The role would involve being the first point of contact for day to day supplier operations, both internally and externally; dealing with escalations, developing relationships, understanding internal tams requirements and looking for opportunities for Inspired.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

* Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with suppliers and internal teams, at every level within an organisation.

* Create and maintain a supplier meeting schedule, which should be shared internally.

* Lead supplier meetings, produce meeting minutes and manage actions

* Be the main point of contact for day to day supplier operations

* Create and maintain a risk register

* Attend supplier conferences to represent Inspired.

* Engage with internal teams to understand their requirement of supplier engagement, discussing any supplier problems, opportunities and manage escalations

* Manage project plans and product development with suppliers and internal stakeholders

* Collate and maintain an internal centralised hub of supplier information communicating any changes.

* Manage the supplier tender recipients list

* Keep up to date with industry updates and communicate internally

* Maintain the supplier SharePoint and promote with internal teams

* Present quarterly updates on supplier management to internal teams

* Monthly reporting to monitor supplier placement, total supplier volumes and values. (products – move between products)

* Manage and negotiate commercial contracts, service level agreements and KPIs with suppliers.

* Have a commercial aware to be able to review and negotiate Terms and Conditions and other commercial agreements.

* Create and manage supplier SLA dashboards to assess supplier compliance and performance

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

* Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar position

* Educated to degree level or demonstrate equivalent experience, including English and Maths at least grade C or equivalent

* Ability to travel

Desirable:

* Commercial awareness

* Experience in project management

* Experience in commercial negotiation and contracts

What we offer

* Training and development opportunities

* Company pension

* Flexible work hours

* Sharesave scheme

* Life insurance

* 4pm finish on Friday

If you are interested in the role and would like to be considered, please apply now and a member of our In House Recruitment Team will be in touch. Good Luck