Source to Contract Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company is seeking a Source to Contract Manager to lead strategic sourcing and procurement within the UK Aviation sector. This role requires experience in supply chain management and strong expertise in building supplier relationships. The position offers a hybrid working model, including travel across various sites. The ideal candidate will also need to achieve and maintain security clearance.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing or similar roles.
• Strong background in supply chain functions within large organisations.
• Expertise in developing compliant contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and category management across a diverse portfolio.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and implement scalable sourcing strategies.
• Build and manage key supplier relationships.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier relationship management

E-procurement tools

Education

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Full UK driving license

Job description

Source to Contract Manager

Location: Gloucester, GB, GL51 6SP; Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG; Southampton, GB, SO19 9PW; Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ; Walsall, GB, WS2 8LD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Source to Contract Manager

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68665

Shape the Future of Defence Supply Chains

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Source to Contract Manager at Staverton, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

The role

As a Source to Contract Manager, you’ll lead strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier relationship management across our UK Aviation sector. This is a high-impact role where your expertise will help optimise supply chains for five sector business units and support the creation of business-winning solutions for future opportunities. You’ll be at the heart of shaping dynamic, scalable supply chain strategies that enhance profitability and capability making a real difference to national defence and your career.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead strategic sourcing and category management, collaborate with stakeholders to shape scalable procurement strategies, build strong supplier relationships, and act as a key escalation point for supply chain matters.

• Leading strategic sourcing and category management across a diverse portfolio
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs
• Developing and implementing scalable sourcing strategies
• Building and managing key supplier relationships
• Acting as an escalation point for procurement and supply chain issues

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. This role home based with travel to Staverton and other sites as required.

Essential experience of the Source to Contract Manager

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or similar roles
• Strong background in supply chain functions within large commercial organisations
• Expertise in developing compliant contracts
• Skilled in using e-procurement tools to inform sourcing strategies

Qualifications for the Source to Contract Manager

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave
• Be Kind Day – one paid day a year to volunteer with a chosen charity
• Flexible working options
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.