Supply Chain Manager

About the Role

Refeyn is looking to expand their consumables ranges. We are looking for highly passionate people to join the team and support the sourcing of key products with external supplier. The suppliers we currently have need to be reviewed, supplier and quality agreements have to be put in place, prices have to be negotiated, ramp-ups to be managed and logistics to be set up.

Primary responsibilities for this role include:  

• Improving the supply chain performance through improved supply chain planning practices.
• Implementing and managing competitive sourcing processes, RFPs, supplier selection, and contract processes.
• Analysing and calculating procurement costs and developing cost reduction strategies.
• Driving purchasing decisions based on cost and scenario analysis, as well as market trends.
• Negotiating contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service, and quality.
• Understanding the technology roadmap of critical suppliers and communicate throughout the organization with a formal commodity strategy.
• Manage supplier base to ensure supply continuity, service, and quality.
• Being a cornerstone of the organization, focusing on direct procurement support for consumables .
• Manage inventory to minimize risks and increase turn and cash flow.
• Provide leadership and direction for the supply chain of the consumable unit.
• Comply with policies related to financial policies, procurement policies, confidentiality and risk management policies and communicate policies to suppliers and stakeholders to minimize risks.
• Partner with sales to improve economics and execution on deals and ongoing businesses.
• Identify new technologies and solutions for internal business partners. 

We are ideally looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in business or engineering or similar education.
• 3-5 years proven experience in sourcing, negotiation, market/product/supplier analysis, and contract formulation.
• Exemplary leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good communication skills
• Strong time management skills.
• Cross department communication
• Ability to travel to customer/supplier sites 

Why work for Refeyn?

Compensation and core benefits

• We anticipate a salary between £50,000 and £65,000 for this role, depending on the candidate’s experience.
• 25 days annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays
• Up to 7% employer matched pension contribution
• Private health insurance from day one plus critical illness cover, income protection and life insurance
• Give as You Earn and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes.

Family Friendly Benefits

Refeyn offers the Enjoy Benefits Nursery Scheme to employees after 3 months, and new parents can benefit from up to 17 weeks fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave, plus an annual allowance for emergency childcare.

Supporting your Development

All employees receive access to Linkedin Learning which offers thousands of courses to support their personal and professional development. We also run frequent training sessions on both hard and soft skills.

Creating an Engaging Culture

Refeyn supports hybrid working where the role allows and offers flexible start and finish times. We also have a subsidised weekly lunch for onsite employees and a vibrant social calendar which includes holiday parties and midsummer festivals plus an annual team budget for managers to plan team-building activities.

Values-Led 

Refeyn is committed to celebrating each other’s differences and creating a dynamic, driven and diverse culture where everyone can flourish. We are proud to have been awarded Committed Status by the Inclusive Employers Standard in 2024 and are working hard to create a safe and empowering environment for all.

We firmly believe that there is great strength in building teams with different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds so that we can continue to share the team workload and enable our customers to succeed, and we welcome applicants from all sections of society to join us on our mission to transform analytical workflows using the power of light.