Assistant Strategic Supply Chain Specialist - Power T&D

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Smart working

Pension

25 days annual leave

Descripción de la vacante

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an Assistant Supply Chain Manager to join the Power Transmission & Distribution business. The role can be based from hubs across the UK, with three days per week in the office and strong emphasis on strategic supplier engagement and cross-functional collaboration to support project delivery.

The successful candidate will lead defined workstreams, build resilient supply chains, and work closely with operations, procurement and commercial teams to translate project

Formación

• Proven experience in building and managing supplier and stakeholder relationships within a complex, fast-growing environment.
• Demonstrated interest in learning, personal development, and progressing within supply chain management or related fields.
• Comfortable raising challenges early, providing clear details, and collaborating on solutions.
• Ability to use information and data to develop actionable strategies and influence business decisions.
• Proficient in digital procurement and performance management systems.
• Strong project management skills and experience leading change initiatives.
• MCIPS qualification or working towards is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Strategic Partnership Development: Build, manage, and deepen strategic relationships with key suppliers and to support the business’s growth pipeline.
• Strategic Decision Making: Use data and insights from the supply chain to develop and present clear strategies that enable informed business decisions. Take ownership of strategic initiatives and demonstrate readiness to take on greater responsibility.
• Market & Risk Analysis: Conduct market analysis and risk assessments to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain.
• Supply Chain Strategy: Support development of supply chain strategies and action plans for projects, programmes, regions or priority work packages.
• Supplier Market Engagement: Supplier market engagement, including research, RFIs, capability assessments and development of new market options.
• Early Engagement & Alternative Delivery: Early supplier engagement and alternative delivery initiatives that improve programme certainty, resilience and value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Cross-functional activity with Operations, Commercial, Engineering, Safety, Quality and Sustainability to progress agreed outcomes.

Conocimientos

Relationship management

Growth mindset

Proactive communicator

Strategic thinker

Digital fluency

Project management

MCIPS advantageous

Educación

MCIPS qualification

Descripción del empleo

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an Assistant Supply Chain Manager to join the Power Transmission & Distribution business. The role can be based from hubs across the UK, with three days per week in the office and strong emphasis on strategic supplier engagement and cross-functional collaboration to support project delivery.

The successful candidate will lead defined workstreams, build resilient supply chains, and work closely with operations, procurement and commercial teams to translate project