Supply Chain Manager

JR United Kingdom; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Supply Chain Manager for a heritage business in Blackpool. This role focuses on leading a team, enhancing supplier strategy, and driving sustainability initiatives to achieve net zero by 2035. Ideal candidates will have experience in team leadership and supplier negotiation, with a strong commitment to ethical sourcing and sustainability.

Benefits

Subsidised canteen

Free gym

Generous benefits

Final salary pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading a supply chain or procurement team.
• Qualified (or part-qualified) through CIPS.
• Knowledge of systems to drive efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of four buyers and guide them through strategic evolution.
• Negotiate with UK-based suppliers to reduce emissions and ensure supply continuity.
• Support the business in achieving net zero targets by 2035.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Risk planning

Ethical sourcing

Team leadership

Sustainability focus

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

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Higher is a boutique recruitment agency. We are excited to be working on a fantastic opportunity for one of our clients:

Position:Supply Chain Manager

Location:Blackpool

If you're an experienced supply chain professional who knows how to lead with empathy — not ego — this could be the role that finally lets you put your mark on a business that genuinely wants to do things right.

This isn’t just about placing and chasing orders. It’s about reshaping a function, supporting a team through change, and helping a heritage business hit its net zero targets by 2035.

Here’s the role in a nutshell:

• You’ll lead a team of four buyers — a capable group who’ve been good at the traditional day-to-day but need nurturing, not pushing, to evolve into a more strategic, commercially minded function.
• Your job is to guide them through that shift. Build trust. Develop confidence. Lead with consistency and care.
• You’ll also take the reins on supplier strategy — negotiating with UK-based partners (95% domestic) to reduce emissions, improve efficiency, and secure continuity of supply through robust contingency planning.
• Some travel will be needed (around once a year per supplier), but you'll be based on-site at the HQ in Blackpool.

What makes this a standout opportunity:

• This business is serious about sustainability — they're aiming for net zero by 2035 and already aligning their supply chain accordingly.
• This is a stable, successful business with over 65 years of heritage, reinvesting into its people and infrastructure (subsidised canteen, free gym, generous benefits, and a final salary pension scheme — which is all but extinct elsewhere).
• The leadership culture is grounded and supportive. They want someone who’ll make a difference, but in the right way — influencing through capability, not command.

Who you are:

• You’ve led a supply chain or procurement team before and know how to bring people with you through change.
• You’re qualified (or part-qualified) through CIPS and well-versed in supplier negotiation, risk planning, and ethical sourcing.
• You’ve worked with systems and know how to drive efficiency (even if it's not an out-of-the-box ERP).
• You care about sustainability and want to play a part in shaping a better supply chain — not just a faster one.