Resilience / Supply Chain Manager

Leidos; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Bristol is seeking a Resilience / Supply Chain Manager. This role focuses on enhancing supply chain resilience and managing risks. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive experience in supplier management and risk assessment. You will collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure operational continuity in a complex logistics environment. This position offers a salary range of £40,600 - £52,000 and includes benefits like private medical insurance and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of procurement principles and contract management.
• Proven experience in supply chain management.
• Ability to interpret supply chain data.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage risks in the commodity supply chain.
• Engage with suppliers to assess resilience capabilities.
• Coordinate with teams for continuity of supply.

Skills

Supplier management

Risk assessment

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Experience in supply chain management or related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Description

Resilience / Supply Chain Manager - Commodity Support Services (CSS)

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Bristol, UK – 80% in office and occasional travel to stakeholder sites

Are you ready for your next career challenge?..

The Resilience / Supply Chain Manager - Commodity Support Services (CSS) will strengthen the resilience of the commodity support services supply chain within the LCST (Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation) contract.

The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in supplier networks — including contested supply chains — to ensure operational continuity in a complex Defence logistics environment. While not a procurement role, the position requires a strong understanding of supplier management, procurement processes, and supply chain vulnerabilities, working closely within the Operations team to safeguard supply security and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and manage risks within the commodity supply chain, with particular focus on contested and high-risk supply routes
• Map supplier networks to Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels to understand dependencies and vulnerabilities
• Monitor and analyse global and regional events that could disrupt supply (e.g., geopolitical risks, sanctions, transportation constraints)
• Develop contingency and mitigation plans to reduce supplier and supply chain exposure to risk
• Work with internal functions to ensure continuity of supply during disruptions, including implementing alternative sourcing strategies in coordination with procurement teams

Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement

• Engage directly with procurement teams & suppliers to assess resilience capabilities and readiness to respond to supply chain disruptions
• Facilitate resilience maturity reviews
• Build collaborative relationships with key suppliers to encourage proactive risk identification and shared resilience planning
• Partner with the procurement team to embed and understand resilience considerations into supplier selection and contract management

Operational Support & Incident Management

• Act as the resilience lead for commodity support services during incidents affecting supply availability
• Coordinate with procurement, and operations teams to enable rapid recovery and continuity of supply
• Provide post-incident analysis and recommendations to prevent recurrence

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Strong understanding of procurement principles, supplier onboarding, and contract management (without needing to run procurement processes)
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills, with the ability to interpret supply chain data
• Confident communicator, able to influence stakeholders across different organisations

Desired Experience & Skills:

• Understanding of commodity supply markets, including global trade routes and geopolitical risk factors
• Proven experience in supply chain management or supplier risk management, or business continuity within a complex, multi-tier supplier environment
• Experience assessing contested supply chains and implementing mitigation strategies
• An understanding of supplier resilience assessments and audits
• Knowledge of digital supply chain mapping and risk intelligence tools.
• Awareness of compliance frameworks for international trade, export controls, and sanctions
• Previous experience using Power BI to transform data into meaningful insights would be considered advantageous

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in any of the following: supply chain management, business continuity, procurement, or related field

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused
• Collaborative, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and supplier organisations

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS Pre-screening required to Start
• SC required for the role

Leidos UK — Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

• Flexible Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during the application process if needed.

Who We Are:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mix of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth and developing. We invest in technical academies, career rotations and career development plans that enhance your future.

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

£40,600.00-£52,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market data.

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