Senior Supply Chain Lead - Hybrid Defence Programs

Addition; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Performance-related bonus

Job summary

Addition seeks a commercially minded Supply Chain Lead to own supplier performance, shape procurement strategy, and drive operational effectiveness across highly complex Defence and mission-critical programmes. You will coordinate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to meet customer requirements while protecting commercial and financial interests.

The role covers demand forecasting, material sourcing, purchase order management, scheduling, inventory control and supplier performance

Qualifications

• Strong negotiation, stakeholder-management and commercial decision-making skills.
• Experience working within a supply chain or procurement environment.
• Strong construction procurement experience.
• Experience working with NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts within construction.
• Demonstrable experience in subcontract negotiation and management.
• Experience reviewing and contributing to proposals.
• Strong supplier and stakeholder relationship-management skills.
• Knowledge of contract and subcontract law.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior supply chain support across programmes, aligned to business and customer requirements.
• Identify and evaluate suitable suppliers for programme goods and services.
• Lead negotiation and tendering strategies to secure best value and reliable delivery.
• Manage supplier performance across pricing, quality, availability, delivery and risk.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative supplier relationships.
• Monitor supply chain risks, including obsolescence, availability and delivery issues.
• Escalate and resolve supplier concerns where required.
• Support demand forecasting, procurement planning, material sourcing and scheduling.
• Manage subcontract negotiations and supporting effective subcontract performance.
• Reviewing and contributing to proposals and commercial submissions.
• Track key supplier performance measures and identify opportunities to improve supply chain effectiveness.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract law

Construction procurement

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Subcontract management

Proposals

Supply chain experience

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Addition seeks a commercially minded Supply Chain Lead to own supplier performance, shape procurement strategy, and drive operational effectiveness across highly complex Defence and mission-critical programmes. You will coordinate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to meet customer requirements while protecting commercial and financial interests.

The role covers demand forecasting, material sourcing, purchase order management, scheduling, inventory control and supplier performance