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Interim Vice President - Supplier Quality & Development

Employer
Russam
Location
Scandinavia, Northern Europe
Salary
Daily rate is dependent on experience
Closing date
26 Feb 2021

Job Details

The Organisation                    
Our customer is a large company operating worldwide and with a very prominent market position in the global market. The Company is the global leader within its field, originally with a focus on being a manufacturer and supplier of plant, but service solutions are becoming increasingly important. The Company has production activities in many countries globally and is represented in most countries around the world.

The Company has a global procurement organisation, as part of the “Manufacturing & Global Procurement” organisation and is responsible for the Company’s external suppliers world-wide. Global Procurement owns the procurement processes and supports the Sales and Service organisation in winning the local markets.

The Role
The VP Supplier Quality & Development (SQ&D) will lead the global organisation and support the regional structure in securing qualification and performance of the supply chain with regards to safety, sustainability, and quality. Furthermore, it is expected that the VP SQ&D will develop and implement initiatives to support the growth and profitability ambitions of the Company through collaboration with key stakeholders and suppliers.

Working closely with the rest of Global Procurement Management Team, the VP SQ&D will deliver on the set objectives linked to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Sustainability through innovation and strong partnerships with our suppliers. Developing the organisation and people capabilities is an important part of the role related to the expectations on the function with substantial cross functional engagements, multiple stakeholders, and high business impact. 

Immediate start, daily rate dependent on experience, 6 months+

The Interim Manager
The right candidate must have:

  • A relevant business or engineering education at Master Level, complemented ideally by an MBA - supplemented with supply chain and procurement experience.
  • Strong theoretical background within Supplier QSE and Development, Procurement, Engineering, Finance or similar.
  • Experience with leadership from a global company.
  • Proven track record with Supplier QSE & Development incl. quality tools and methodologies.
  • Experience with developing suppliers and driving improvements.
  • Proven track record in building high performing organisations and an experienced executive with significant business experience, ideally covering multiple locations and operationally diverse functions.
  • Management and situational leadership in a matrix organisation with global customers, business units and globalized support functions.

How to Apply
Send your CV in Word format with a Supporting Statement highlighting how you meet the requirements of the client.  Deadline - 5pm Friday 26th February.

Company

Our Story.

We believe in enabling organisations and individuals to thrive. As the original pioneers of UK interim management and a leading executive search business, we use our experience, depth of knowledge and business networks to drive our clients to success.

What makes us different is our speed in immersing ourselves into a business. We blend science and experience in order to match the perfect professional.

What we do.

There are four core strands to the Russam business today: Interim Search, Executive Search, Board Practices and Total Project Delivery. Our sector experts have extensive insight into the industries they serve, from finance and manufacturing to technology, the public sector and not-for-profits.

With access to a global network, we serve a client base ranging from ambitious start-ups to multinationals in any market. We have a proven track record in providing the right professionals to deliver transformation, crisis management, business turnaround and rapid growth.

Our lasting success is thanks to our people. We’re passionate about performance, excellence, diversity and ethics. We’re trusted by hundreds of organisations; thousands of professionals.

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