Engineering Contracts Manager

Chiltern; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to oversee the management of suppliers and contracts, ensuring full availability and delivery of materials and services. This role requires experience in managing high-value commercial agreements and traction maintenance. Strong leadership, communication skills, and a focus on continuous improvement are vital. The candidate will also work closely with procurement to develop budgets and manage contract reviews, contributing significantly to operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience of negotiating and managing high value commercial agreements.
• Experience of traction and rolling stock maintenance.
• Proven people leader and manager.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly self‑motivated problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Manage supply chain to ensure availability and delivery of materials.
• Establish priority contracts to support major work packages.
• Work with procurement departments to meet contract timescales.
• Develop materials budget for maintenance.
• Maintain the engineering contract register.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Contract management

Communication

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Professional qualification in supply chain or related field

Job description

Thorough management of the supply chain, to ensure full availability and delivery of materials, equipment, services and contracts where applicable for the Engineering department. Be a leader in Chiltern to deliver the business plan for our stakeholders.

• Establish priority contracts to support major work packages,
• Work closely with the Chiltern Railways Procurement Department and Arriva Group Procurement to ensure contract timescales are achieved,
• Management of suppliers and contracts, including formal contract reviews,
• Achieve best VFM through management of contracts and suppliers,
• Improve performance and delivery of key suppliers, including the development of Key Performance Indicators for all relevant suppliers/contracts,
• In conjunction with other stakeholders develop the materials budget for planned and unplanned maintenance,
• Maintain the engineering contract register,
• Compliance with applicable legislation, DFT And Arriva Group commitments
• Meet budgetary constraints in terms of resource, systems and services
• Work with Fleet Planning team to link materials procurement with heavy maintenance strategy to minimise impact on fleet availability. Professional Qualification desired
• Experience of negotiating and managing high value commercial agreements
• Experience of traction and rolling stock maintenance
• Proven people leader and manager
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience
• Highly self‑motivated problem solver
• Broad cross‑functional working perspective
• Resilient and flexible