Construction Supply Chain Manager

Gold Group Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group Limited is seeking a Construction Supply Chain Manager in Cheltenham, with on-site work three days a week, to support defence programmes.

You will develop and deliver a sustainable supply chain, providing procurement, supplier management and operational effectiveness, while coordinating with UK-wide and international deployments.

The role requires degree or equivalent, NEC contracts experience, and strong supplier negotiation and management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Defence engineering background highly desirable.
• Experience with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts within construction.
• Construction procurement experience.
• Experience working within a supply chain function.
• Demonstrated success in subcontract negotiation and management.
• Experience reviewing and contributing to proposals.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Understanding of supply chain operations and efficiency improvement.
• Knowledge of contract and subcontract law.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior supply chain support across programmes, ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Identify suitable suppliers for programme items and services.
• Lead negotiation and tendering strategies to secure best value and on-time delivery.
• Manage supplier performance, including pricing, availability and issue resolution.
• Build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships.
• Monitor supply chain risks, including obsolescence and supply issues, and escalation concerns when required.
• Ensure supplier performance metrics such as quality, on-time delivery and risk management are effectively tracked.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Contract management

Supplier management

Supply chain planning

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent

Tools

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Job description

Role: Construction Supply Chain Manager

Location: Cheltenham - 3 days per week on-site

Salary: £50,000 - £58,000 + benefits

Construction Supply Chain Manager needed to join our client, an established defence engineering firm based in Cheltenham.

You will help develop and deliver a sustainable supply chain that supports our Defence programmes, providing expert guidance on procurement, supplier management and operational effectiveness.

Your work will shape strategic supply chain initiatives, optimise spend, and enhance collaboration with suppliers. This includes demand forecasting, purchase order management, material sourcing, scheduling and inventory control. You will play a vital role in supporting UK‑wide and internationally deployed systems that form the modern backbone of the Royal Navy.

Please note we can only consider UK nationals for this position based on UK Security Clearance requirements.

What the role of the Construction Supply Chain Manager entails:

Some of the main duties of the Construction Supply Chain Manager will include:

• Provide senior supply chain support across programmes, ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Identify suitable suppliers for programme items and services.
• Lead negotiation and tendering strategies to secure best value and on‑time delivery.
• Manage supplier performance, including pricing, availability and issue resolution.
• Build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships.
• Monitor supply chain risks, including obsolescence and supply issues, and escalation concerns when required.
• Ensure supplier performance metrics such as quality, on‑time delivery and risk management are effectively tracked.

What experience you need to be the successful Construction Supply Chain Manager:

• Degree qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Defence engineering background highly desirable
• Experience with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts within construction.
• Construction procurement experience
• Experience working within a supply chain function.
• Demonstrated success in subcontract negotiation and management.
• Experience reviewing and contributing to proposals.
• Strong relationship‑building skills.
• Understanding of supply chain operations and efficiency improvement.
• Knowledge of contract and subcontract law.