Project Supply Chain Lead

Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your supply chain expertise in a cutting-edge field. You'll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.
• You'll play a pivotal role in coordinating supply chain activities for projects, from tender to closure, ensuring seamless integration with the Project Core Team. Day-to-day, you'll work closely with teams across the business Project Managers, Procurement, Industrial teams, align supply chain processes with industrial requirements, and manage vendor relationships, among other responsibilities.
• You'll specifically take care of designing supply chain networks during the tender phase and driving key activities during project ramp-up, but also address change management and secure project closure.

We'll look to you for

• Designing supply chain processes and committing to direct costs during the tender phase
• Setting up and synchronizing supply chain processes to meet industrial requirements
• Managing supplier-related risks and ensuring logistics specifications are met
• Coordinating supply chain activities during planning or technical changes
• Addressing material availability and anticipating shortages
• Securing the end of production while minimizing costs and obsolete inventory

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That's why we don't expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we've listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Relevant NQF Level 7 qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business/Commerce, or a related field
• Fluency in English
• Minimum 5 years' experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement, planning, or materials management, preferably in a project-based industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience coordinating supply chain activities across tender, ramp-up, execution, and closure phases
• Knowledge of ERP systems for materials, procurement, inventory, BOMs, or planning
• Strong ability to deal quickly and effectively with a variety of topics
• Effective communication and result-driven mindset
• Experience managing suppliers/customers, delivery risks, and logistics flows
• Desirable: Project Management training and exposure to manufacturing/project environments

Things you'll enjoy

• Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You'll also:
• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our inclusive and dynamic working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Progress towards senior leadership roles in supply chain or related fields
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage life, medical, pension