Vendor and Compliance Manager

Location: Cowley, Oxford
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £30,000 per annum,
Benefits: 22 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Job

Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play as a Vendor and Compliance Manager ensuring excellent OTIF performance and schedule compliance to supply commitments, based on customer requirements whilst minimising cost to UL and the client.

We don’t just have a way of working; we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.

As Vendor and Compliance Manager you will be responsible for a range of suppliers and the product they supply.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Effectively manage deliveries in a timely manner against schedule
• Support the Customer Services team by delivering prompt status updates and resolution to issues raised by retailers
• Establish and develop a constructive working relationship with key contacts at supplier and with internal/External process partners, to manage expectations and provide a clear visibility of current status
• Manage and create material delivery schedules using in house systems ULS/URS/ RWS tools reflecting the needs of the business
• Work with Suppliers and finance to resolve invoice discrepancies
• Forecast exceptional SKUs in the parts range to ensure smooth accurate schedules and planned receipts
• Create and manage a Master file for data collection for sharing with Purchasing and Supply Manager, and ultimately the Head of Finance for Tax Compliance

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Good verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and to liaise effectively with client and other internal departments
• The ability to review and identify priorities within a varied workload
• Confidence to deal with difficult situations and to know when appropriate to seek guidance from line manager
• Proven desire to update knowledge and skill set when required
• Knowledge of forecasting models and replenishment systems

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe, and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

Closing date for applications: 11th April 2024

You may also have experience in the following: Compliance Manager, Head of Compliance, Risk Manager, Audit Manager, Head of Quality Assurance, Governance, Compliance, Quality Lead, Automation Compliance, Network Compliance Regulatory, Quality, Vendor Management, Supply chain management etc.

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