Supply Chain Manager (Construction)

Job Description

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager (Construction)

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing effective sourcing strategies, aligned with the Infrastructure Construction Strategy
• Delivering effective management and guidance, creating an environment to allow the team to succeed
• Leading the sourcing and contracting procurement process, inclusive of tender pack development, evaluation, and award
• Managing Framework Agreements, commercial performance of contractors, and relationships with both strategic suppliers and internal and external stakeholders
• Negotiating and finalising contracts with the external supply chain, and providing input into the bidding activity to ensure budget is met in line with the business goals
• Deploying supplier relationship management tools, ensuring supplier and sourcing reviews are carried out, and that suppliers are monitored and managed
• Co-ordinating throughout the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring customer and suppler issues and communicated and resolved effectively

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Significant experience working in supply chain within the construction industry
• Detailed knowledge of JCT and NEC Construction contracts
• Notable experience in the development of construction strategy
• Understanding of business and procurement approaches, techniques, processes, policy, and strategy
• Experience of contract and supplier performance management
• Previously coached and guided a team of supply chain professionals

Desirable:

• Client side experience
• MRICS qualification or similar
• MCIPS
• Experience in public sector/regulated environments

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Supply Chain team:

We are building a team of construction specialists to deliver a transformational level of investment over a 10-year period. You will be working with both internal and external colleagues to add value, delivery excellence and support us in delivering world-class aircrafts to our customers around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work on unique and multi-faceted projects within the defence industry whilst gaining exposure within a global business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation

Closing Date: 21st August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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