Supplier Conformance Manager

Remote working with regular travel to Redditch, Northampton, Bromsgrove and Middleton, Manchester.
Competitive salary, benefits and bonus potential
We're raising the bar this year to deliver an unmatched, convenient experience for our customers. That means not only meeting our own high standards but also ensuring that our supply chain partners do the same.
As a Supplier Conformance Manager, you'll work collaboratively across teams - Commercial, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Distribution-to ensure our suppliers' inbound deliveries meet strict quality and regulatory standards, in addition to adhering to our ESG and Responsible Sourcing principles. You'll conduct supplier audits, evaluate performance, and drive continuous improvement across our supply chain.

Day-to-day

Conformance - Own the process, be the first point of contact for supplier delivery failures, undertake root cause analysis to manage supplier improvement and corrective actions. You'll ensure suppliers adhere to product specifications, safety standards and sustainability goals.

Performance - Develop and monitor supplier KPIs to assess quality, delivery and cost effectiveness and mitigate any risks in the supply chain, conducting regular risk assessments and maintaining a high standard of supplier performance

On boarding - Lead the on boarding of new suppliers, ensuring they meet our stringent standards from the start assessments and maintaining a high standard of supplier performance

Reporting - Maintain precise and thorough records of supplier conformance activities, audits, and corrective actions. Produce management reports that highlight risks, opportunities, and recommended improvements.

Supplier Management Experience: Proven experience in supplier relationship management within a multi-channel retail environment, with a focus on quality, safety, and sustainability.

Analytical Skills: A detail-oriented mindset, with the ability to quickly analyze data, spot trends, and generate actionable insights.

Influential communication: You're persuasive, with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships with suppliers and cross-functional teams. You'll need to be prepared to challenge thinking and be assertive to drive change and force compliance when you need to. But you'll do it in the right way by setting professional standards and gaining agreement.

Quality and Regulatory Knowledge: Up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations, with a commitment to ensuring supplier compliance.

Your authentic self: While this is a high-impact role, we believe in a relaxed culture where personality and individuality are valued.

You'll find every opportunity to be yourself and to bring your personality and potential to work. Wherever you join us, you'll be able to take your career wherever you want - up the ladder, across the business or into another role in the Travis Perkins Group. And because we want to do our best for you, you'll be supported all the way with training and development, including apprenticeship, licence to operate and management development programmes.
Plus, you'll receive some fantastic benefits. So, as well as 22 days' holidays + Bank Holidays, company pension scheme and life assurance, we offer a bonus scheme, cycle to work scheme, save and buy as you earn, 20% discounts across all Travis Perkins companies, financial education and support, family friendly policies, recognition awards and discounts at over 1000 other retailers.

Toolstation. The story so far.
We're one of Britain's fastest growing multi-channel retailers of tools, accessories and building supplies and an integral part of Travis Perkins plc. The trade, home improvers and self-builders all trust us to deliver a lot more than tools. Our store expansion programme and the size and diversity of our Group, means we always have opportunities for ambitious people who want to grow with us.