Supplier Manager - View My Chain

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View My Chain (VMC), owner of the most comprehensive chain data assets in the UK, are hiring a Supplier Manager to become a long-term member of the team that already contains some of the best minds in the business. Key responsibilities of the role are as follows

• Strategy - Contribute to the execution of VMC data strategy via research to enhance existing and deliver new data sources
• Supplier Management
• Consult with new and existing suppliers to ensure they understand our strategy and are best able to support it
• Manage the company’s development roadmap for acquisition of data and report progress weekly to the leadership team
• Evaluate and manage the addition of new data sources to existing products
• Design, define and enhance production processes to be of a higher quality and manage the development of these through to fruition
• Control research and development activities where appropriate in onboarding new data sources
• Team Management
• Task manage indirect logical reports
• Assist in the development of staff
• Be the technical lead from a consultative perspective for new data development
  

What’s in it for you?

You will be fascinated by our “start-up” mentalityIn fact, you will experience all of the above every working day of every week of every year. How do we know this? Because we experience it now. The only remaining question is do you want the same? If so, come and join us and you’ll find yourself central to the “action” immediately.

• Embracing change and adapting to uncertainty
• Your work will have a visible impact on the business
• You will be surrounded by passionate team members
• Thriving on empowerment and entrepreneurship
• Your continual learning will be core to our way of working and your learning curve will be as steep as you want it to be. You will pride yourself on understanding property chain data and communicating insights effectively
• You will recognise how critical being part of a team is and form the essential bridge between the “data geeks” and our suppliers whilst at all times appreciating the needs of our clients
• People will look to you for support and you will be regarded as an expert in your field
• You will assist Product Development, forming and refining new ideas and being pivotal in extracting visions from the clouds and placing them on the ground
• You will be a formidable and unparalleled asset
  

Requirements

You are likely to be a person with direct relevant experience within the data marketplace. Furthermore, experience within a property related data business would be a distinct advantage although not essential. You will possess the following experience and skills

• Substantial and referenceable experience of data acquisition and/or sourcing
• Understanding of, and experience of, handling location specific datasets
• Evidence of the ability to document and brief solutions (both novel and via use of existing data assets) for technical teams to implement
• Work with, offer guidance to, and organise, development teams to build new or enhance existing products
• Manage teams and people to achieve a common goal
• Data literacy
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external key stakeholders
• Excellent liaison ability (verbally and written) to translate complexity into meaningful information
  

In addition to the above, the following skills and experience would be advantageous

• An understanding of data supply agreements
• Understanding what is available in the market in recommending new or deeper data assets to procure
• Consistently improve quality through the re-definition and implementation of data cleansing processes
• Experience of commercialisation of new products launched
  

Benefits

Aside from the personal career development, working with the best data assets and some of the best minds in the business, and getting as close to job satisfaction as you can, you will get…

• Holidays (25 days plus bank holidays) and a pleasant office environment, with a nice breakout area, tea/coffee/water provided, and all that normal stuff you’d expect
• There’s a salary, naturally, which is anticipated to be between £30,000 and £45,000 pa for this role depending on the skills and experience you’ll be bringing
• A generous company bonus scheme, which is set to pay out every quarter
• For most of our staff, we work on a hybrid system balancing time in our Milton Keynes office with working from home when appropriate
• Full training in any tools you require to perform in this role to the best of your ability

There’s a life outside of work and we will encourage you to balance the two things.You should be able to relax and enjoy inspiring work in an atmosphere which challenges you to use and develop your skills, around people who may become friends not just colleagues.Sound good? Then drop us an application and we’ll be in touch.