Supply Chain Lead

Murphy; Rutherglen; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health screening

Maternity/Paternity pay

Job summary

Murphy is recruiting for a Supply Chain Lead to join the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework. You will shape supply chain structure, oversee supplier performance and drive value across major projects.

You will embed ISO 44001, engage with suppliers and stakeholders, and lead cost-efficient, sustainable supply chains while ensuring governance and risk management across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management for major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience influencing delivery outcomes at a business planning level, not day‑to‑day buying.
• Knowledge of ISO 44001 and supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Shape supply chain structuring, capability planning and market engagement.
• Oversee supplier performance, relationships for continuous improvement.
• Embed ISO 44001 and promote collaborative behaviours with partners.
• Lead local SME engagement and Meet the Buyer events.
• Embed social value and carbon reduction in supplier frameworks.
• Monitor capacity, financial resilience, risk; provide leadership insights.
• Produce reports and KPI data for decision‑making.
• Visit sites and supplier premises to drive engagement.

Skills

Supply chain

Construction sector

Business planning

Supplier relations

Stakeholder engagement

Presentations

Construction processes

Contracts & risk

Social value

IT literacy

Infrastructure background

Education

Construction/engineering background

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for Supply Chain Lead to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Supply Chain Lead

• Shape supply chain structuring, capability planning and market engagement.
• Oversee supplier performance and relationship management to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and value.
• Manage and continue to embed ISO 44001, promoting collaborative behaviours and long‑term relationships with key partners.
• Lead local and SME engagement, including Supply Chain Roadshows and Meet the Buyer events.
• Embed social value, carbon reduction and community commitments into supply chain strategies and supplier performance frameworks.
• Monitor supply chain capacity, financial resilience and risk, providing clear insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Enable innovation and modern methods that improve cost efficiency, buildability, programme certainty and sustainability.
• Ensure contractual compliance and governance across the supply chain.
• Act as a key interface between suppliers, project teams, internal departments and the client.
• Produce reports, data and insight to enable decision-making and KPI delivery.
• Visit sites and supplier premises as required to enable effective engagement and performance management.

• Strong background in supply chain management within major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable experience operating at a business-planning level, influencing delivery outcomes rather than managing day-to-day buying.
• Experience in supplier relationship management and collaborative working (ISO 44001 desirable).
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, supply chain partners and clients.
• Comfortable presenting to supply chain audiences at events and engagement forums.
• Strong understanding of construction processes from pre‑construction through delivery.
• Commercially aware, with a good working knowledge of contracts and risk.
• Passionate about delivering social value and sustainable supply chains.
• Strong organisational, communication and time management skills.
• High level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Construction, engineering or infrastructure background preferred.

What's in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £3.3b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is #MoretoMurphy

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK