Supply Chain Manager

Circet; Slough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programmes

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Circet Energy is recruiting a Supply Chain Manager to develop, strengthen and manage the UK energy supply chain from Slough or East Kilbride. You will identify gaps, onboard suppliers and build strategic partnerships, ensuring safety, quality and compliance across all activities.

Working with Circet Group, you will consolidate spend, benchmark prices and support bids with robust supply chain strategies, enabling growth and increased self-delivery over time.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK construction & energy supply chains.
• Experience sourcing, onboarding & managing subcontractors.
• Proven commercial awareness with ability to negotiate pricing.
• Experience in management contracting or subcontract-led delivery.
• Comfortable operating in fast-growth environments and dynamic project ramps.
• Exposure to EV charging infrastructure & LV/HV electrical works.

Responsibilities

• Map and assess Circet UK's supply chain for Energy relevance.
• Develop understanding of UK energy supply chain from EV to distribution projects.
• Identify gaps, source new suppliers, and build a qualified subcontractor pipeline.
• Consolidate spend and improve terms through Circet Group purchasing power.
• Support tendering with supply chain intelligence, capacity & delivery strategies.
• Drive supplier performance management for safety, quality and productivity.

Skills

UK construction supply chain

subcontractor sourcing

commercial awareness

supplier relationships

energy infrastructure

management contracting

fast-growth environment

EV charging

LV/HV electrical works

distribution & transmission

Job description

We are Hiring!

Circet Energy are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team in Slough or East Kilbride.

Working with Circet Circet Ireland & UK have built an ever growing portfolio of specialist services. As part of a global group, we are specialists in the deployment and maintenance of telecommunications and energy infrastructure, working with both major operators and local players across Ireland and the UK.

We are driven to be innovative and proactive in delivering solutions that meet our clients’ expectations, while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and integrity. Our success is built on teamwork, trust, and a strong commitment to our people.

With over 4,000 employees across Ireland and the UK, we continue to bring people together to shape resilient, future proof infrastructure and deliver high quality services for our customers.

About the role: The Supply Chain Manager, Energy, will be responsible for developing, strengthening and managing the supply chain required to support the growth of Circet Energy’s UK business.

Circet operates predominantly as a management contractor today, with a significant proportion of initial Energy growth expected to be delivered through subcontract partners while we progressively build our own self-delivery capability. This role is therefore critical to ensuring we have the right supply chain capacity, capability, commercial competitiveness and geographical coverage to support both current opportunities and future growth.

The role will develop a clear understanding of the wider Circet Group’s existing UK supply chain, identifying where existing suppliers can support the Energy portfolio and where new specialist capability is required.

Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager:

• Map and assess the existing Circet UK supply chain to identify suppliers with capability relevant to the Energy business
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the UK supply chain supporting energy infrastructure, from EV charging and LV electrical works through to distribution and transmission projects
• Identify gaps in capability, capacity, geography and technical competence and proactively source new suppliers to address these
• Establish a pipeline of suitably qualified subcontractors capable of supporting growth across Circet Energy’s target markets
• Accelerate supplier onboarding while maintaining the required commercial, technical, safety, quality and compliance standards
• Strengthen existing supplier relationships and develop strategic partnerships with key subcontractors
• Consolidate spend and leverage Circet Group buying power to achieve improved economies of scale, competitive pricing and stronger commercial terms
• Benchmark subcontractor pricing and challenge costs to ensure Circet remains competitive in its target markets
• Work closely with Commercial and Operations teams to ensure appropriate supply chain solutions are available before bids are submitted
• Support tendering and framework submissions through the provision of supply chain intelligence, quotations, capacity commitments and delivery strategies
• Develop supplier performance management processes covering safety, quality, programme, commercial performance and productivity
• Work with suppliers to improve performance and raise technical and operational standards
• Identify opportunities to upskill existing supply chain partners so they can support a broader range of Energy activities
• Support the transition from subcontract-led delivery towards increased direct delivery by identifying activities, competencies and resources that should progressively be brought in-house
• Develop strong market intelligence around supplier availability, labour constraints, pricing trends and emerging supply chain risks
• Maintain a resilient supply chain with appropriate alternatives for strategically important work packages

Knowledge & Skills Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of the UK construction and infrastructure supply chain, ideally with significant exposure to energy/ electrical supply chain
• A good understanding of electrical infrastructure and the contractors operating within the UK market
• Experience sourcing, negotiating with, onboarding and managing subcontractors
• Strong commercial awareness and experience achieving competitive market pricing
• Experience developing strategic supplier relationships and leveraging spend across multiple business units or projects
• An understanding of subcontractor capability assessment, assurance, compliance and performance management
• Experience working within a management contracting or subcontract-led delivery model
• The ability to operate in a fast-growth environment where supply chain capability must often be established ahead of operational mobilisation
• EV charging infrastructure
• LV and HV electrical works
• Distribution network projects; OHL, UGC
• Transmission infrastructure; OHL, UGC
• Renewable energy and battery storage

Success in the role will include:

• A clearly mapped and segmented UK Energy supply chain
• Increased use of appropriate existing Circet Group suppliers across the Energy portfolio
• Rapid access to new specialist suppliers where capability gaps exist
• Competitive and benchmarked subcontract pricing
• Stronger strategic relationships with key supply chain partners
• Improved supplier safety, quality, productivity and delivery performance
• Greater visibility of supply chain capacity and risk ahead of project mobilisation
• A scalable supply chain capable of supporting Circet Energy’s growth while enabling the longer-term transition towards greater self-delivery

Why work in Circet?

• Be part of a company that encourages involvement, diversity and inclusion
• Be part of a company that nurtures excellence and develops leaders
• Be part of a company that encourages personal development and career progression through our further education programme, mentoring programme and pathway programme
• Be part of a company that is dedicated to making a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility
• You will get a competitive salary and a benefits package which includes 25 days annual leave per annum, life assurance, access to Employee Assistance Programmes and access to career developmental opportunities

Circet IRE & UK is an inclusive organisation and welcomes all applications. Our mission is to create a workforce that consists of individuals with talent, skills and potential across all areas of our business. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.