Supply Chain Manager

Dalkia UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Technical Facilities Management Company in Birmingham is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to develop effective supply chain strategies. The candidate will align strategies with company needs, support profit improvement, and manage supplier relationships. Successful applicants will have a background in procurement, intermediate to advanced Excel skills, experience with Power BI, and strong analytical abilities. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including flexible working arrangements and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary

Pension 6-8% match

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Flexible Benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Procurement supply-chain background in facilities management or similar service outsourcing business.
• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables, v-lookups, and formulas.
• Experience of Power BI Reporting.

Responsibilities

• Align the supply chain strategy with the company’s needs.
• Support the delivery of profit improvement for clients.
• Analyze spend data to rationalize the supply chain.

Skills

Procurement supply-chain background

Intermediate Excel skills

Experience of Power BI Reporting

Strong analytical skills

Excellent stakeholder management skills

CIPS Level 4

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

It’s an exciting time to join Dalkia. As a leading Technical Facilities Management Company who maintain buildings for our clients nationwide, we remain on track to deliver a successful year and our business is growing. There is a real, positive buzz around our brand in our highly competitive marketplace. Our success speaks volumes for our culture and the commitment of our people, who embody that positive, can‑do, service‑led approach that brings real shape and character to our business.

We’re now looking for a Supply Chain Manager based out of our London or Birmingham office to provide supply chain management and support in our fast‑paced, growing facilities management business. Reporting directly into our Head of Procurement, this is a brand new role so you’ll really have the chance to make it your own.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Align the supply chain strategy with the company’s needs to ensure the business is provided best‑in‑class suppliers at competitive rates, to enhance our overall service offering to our customers
• Support the delivery of profit improvement for our clients through better buying
• Increase preferred supplier framework agreements
• Provide supply chain nominations for category management through adopting best‑in‑class procurement practices throughout the business
• Analyse spend data to rationalise the supply chain, optimise the use of preferred suppliers and track progress to ensure targets are achieved
• Arrange and attend supplier days to capture innovation and deliver Dalkia’s expectations, both for Procurement and individual contracts, creating a template and agenda and providing support where required
• Create a business‑wide SRM strategy, providing templates, structure and support
• Capture and report on performance of the supply chain
• Support corrective action plans
• Produce reports on growth & reward schemes, increased use of preferred suppliers and rationalisation of the supply‑chain benefits, to be communicated to the business
• Take ownership of supplier onboarding processes and acceptance criteria
• All other areas surrounding procurement tasks

To be successful in the role you will have:

• A procurement supply‑chain background in facilities management or similar service outsourcing business
• Intermediate Excel skills inc. pivot tables, v‑look ups, formulas – to be assessed as part of the selection process
• Experience of Power BI Reporting
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• CIPS Level 4

We offer:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary
• Pension 6-8% match
• Life Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays with ability to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
• Flexible Benefits scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential support on all lifestyle matters
• Recognition programmes

At Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.