Supply Chain Director

We build homes for sale or rent across the country; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the UK is seeking a Supply Chain Director to lead strategic transformation and oversee supply chain management. The role focuses on establishing a robust supply chain framework, ensuring compliance and driving efficiency. Ideal candidates should possess extensive senior leadership experience, strong commercial acumen, and exceptional stakeholder management skills. This position offers a permanent full-time contract with a hybrid working model and a competitive salary structure depending on experience.

Benefits

Excellent pension plan

28 to 31 days Annual Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior supply chain leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of category management, risk, and compliance.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Expertise in supply chain technologies (e.g. ERP).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in public sector procurement and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a Supply Chain framework aligned with L&Q’s goals.
• Lead the development of a robust category management approach.
• Oversee the central supply chain hub ensuring seamless collaboration.
• Drive continuous improvement through analysis of spend.
• Ensure compliance with risks and controls in procurement.
• Engage stakeholders to build a responsive supply chain.

Skills

Senior supply chain leadership experience

Category management understanding

Commercial acumen

Supply chain technology expertise

Stakeholder management skills

Education

Professional certifications (e.g., MCIPS, CSCP)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Title: Supply Chain Director

Contract Type: Permanent 35 hours Full-Time

Salary: Circa 110000 per annum (London weighted salary) or Circa 95000 per annum (Regional salary) dependant on experience

Grade: 14

Reporting Office: London Stratford or Manchester Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker : 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office / working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 27th October 2025

Interview Dates: 1st stage interviews will take place w / c 3rd November 2025 followed by 2nd stage interviews taking place W / C 17th November 2025 for those successful at first interview. Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution) 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service Bank Holidays Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme and many more

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Join our new Supply Chain Hub Team at L&Q and Shape the Future of Buying at L&Q

Why this role is exciting

This is a rare opportunity to lead a strategic transformation of Supply Chain management across one of the UKs leading Housing Associations. As Supply Chain Director you’ll be at the heart of shaping how L&Q buys manages and collaborates with suppliers driving innovation efficiency and resilience across our entire organisation.

You wont be managing tenders or day-to-day procurement delivery. Instead you’ll be setting the strategic tone for Supply Chain activity across L&Q operating within a hub and spoke model. You’ll focus on developing the Group wide Supply Chain framework including alignment to corporate strategy relevant legislation and including the approach to category management.

This is a key leadership role in L&Q which will have real impact in leading the central Supply Chain hub team where working closely with the Commercial spoke teams and wider business you’ll ensure the Supply Chain framework is fully implemented and subject to continuous improvement.

Why we need you now

L&Q is evolving. With increasing complexity in our operations and growing regulatory demands we need a strategic leader who can bring clarity consistency and innovation to the management of our Supply Chain. This role is critical to ensuring how we buy services is not only compliant but also future-ready supporting our mission to create better homes and communities.

Who you’ll lead and work with

You’ll lead a small but high-impact central Supply Chain team (Hub) and provide strong leadership performance management and direction to the leadership of the commercial Spoke teams on the execution of the Supply Chain Framework fostering a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement. You’ll be collaborating with senior leaders across the business but also represent L&Q externally in industry forums.

If this sounds like you we would love for you to apply!

What you’ll be doing

• Strategic Leadership : Define and deliver a Supply Chain framework that aligns with L&Q’s long-term goals.
• Category Management : Lead the development of a robust category management approach that will be delivered by Spokes to streamline vendor relationships and reduce risk.
• Hub & Spoke Model : Oversee the central hub ensuring seamless collaboration and compliance across all Spoke teams.
• Spend Process & Systems Innovation : Drive continuous improvement through analysis of spend for efficiencies standardised processes data and improvements to technology.
• Risk & Compliance : Closely work with the Commercial Spokes and wider business to ensure risks are identified assessed and appropriate controls are put in place.
• Stakeholder engagement : Work closely with internal departments and external partners to build a resilient and responsive supply chain

How you’ll help in achieving L&Q’s goals

• Driving Strategic Alignment : By ensuring procurement activities are aligned across all departments the Supply Chain Director will ensure L&Q is working towards cost effective consistent and reliable services for all our residents.
• Enabling Operational Efficiency : Through the Hub and Spoke model the Supply Chain Director will drive the standardisation of policy processes and standard operating procedures which will help to reduce duplication and inefficiencies across departments.
• Improving Spend Visibility and Control : Through effective spend analysis and category management the Supply Director will help departments fully understand where money is being spent and the opportunities for consolidation and potential cost savings.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in senior supply chain leadership roles - Essential
• Deep understanding of category management risk and compliance - Essential
• Strong commercial and financial acumen - Essential
• Expertise in supply chain technologies (e.g. ERP) - Essential
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - Essential
• Professional certifications (e.g. MCIPS CSCP) highly desirable - Desirable
• Experience in public sector procurement and regulatory environments - Essential
• Advanced Practitioner status for the Procurement Act 2023 - Desirable

A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair transparent and consistent particularly at senior levels.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email

About L&Q

We’re one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief : high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

Senior Leadership Roles

We value diversity in all its facets including gender disability age ethnicity sexual orientation and identity. When it comes to finding a diverse balance for our senior positions we have decided to address gender and ethnicity first. As such we are committed to offering an interview to at least one ethnic minority candidate and one female candidate for all senior leadership positions if they fulfil the role criteria.