Senior Infrastructure Supply Chain Leader

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Total Rewards package

Continuous learning

Job summary

Ernst & Young is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Supply Chain & Operations in infrastructure projects. Based in Manchester with flexibility for UK-wide work, you will drive transformation, governance and senior client delivery across major assets and networks.

You will shape operating models, commercial strategies, and sustainable change programmes while mentoring leaders and expanding EY's infrastructure footprint in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operating models and transformation programmes in infrastructure or related sectors.
• Experience in commercial and procurement strategy development within infrastructure projects.
• Ability to lead contracting approaches and governance of contract performance and change (NEC, FIDIC, JCT).
• Experience leading sourcing and category management with client decision-making.
• Leadership in operations and asset management for major networks or assets.
• Policy development leadership in infrastructure contexts.
• Experience owning and quality assuring business cases (Green Book) and deliverability narratives.
• Designing end-to-end sustainable change programmes including net zero transitions.
• Programme and project leadership across traditional and agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow senior client relationships across supply chain, operations and sustainability in infrastructure.
• Lead major workstreams with direction, governance and multi-stakeholder outcomes.
• Provide senior day-to-day leadership, steer delivery, resolve issues, and prioritize decisions.
• Set outputs to be insight-led, coherent, and partner-ready in quality.
• Accountable for delivery excellence, risk management, and robust controls.
• Lead and develop Managers and Senior staff into future leaders.
• Originate and lead business development, shaping pursuits and proposals.
• Drive capability development with repeatable assets and viewpoints.

Skills

Operating model & delivery

Commercial & procurement strategy

Contracting leadership (NEC/FIDIC/JCT)

Sourcing & category management

Supply chain mapping

Operations & asset management

Policy development leadership

Green Book business case ownership

Sustainable change programmes

Programme & project leadership (agile

Education

Job description

Ernst & Young is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Supply Chain & Operations in infrastructure projects. Based in Manchester with flexibility for UK-wide work, you will drive transformation, governance and senior client delivery across major assets and networks.

You will shape operating models, commercial strategies, and sustainable change programmes while mentoring leaders and expanding EY's infrastructure footprint in the UK.