Supply Chain Manager - Grays

Balfour Beatty; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in the UK is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to drive innovation and performance on a high-profile project. The role involves developing supply chain strategies and managing supplier relationships. Ideal candidates will have experience in strategic sourcing and strong analytical skills. This position offers flexibility and competitive benefits, contributing to projects that shape the UK's infrastructure.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Proven track record in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.
• Experience in construction or civil engineering supply chains is desirable.
• Knowledge of legal frameworks and contract law.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a best-in-class Supply Chain Strategy.
• Lead relationship meetings with key supply partners.
• Analyse market trends to identify opportunities.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Collaborative mindset

Job description

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About the role

Are you ready to shape the future of supply chain excellence on one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects? We're looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team and drive innovation, collaboration, and performance across our procurement and delivery strategies.

Why join us?

At Balfour Beatty, we don't just build roads - we build relationships, communities, and careers. As a Supply Chain Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in creating a sector-leading Supplier Relationship Management approach, ensuring we remain the Customer of Choice for our partners. This is your chance to make a real impact on a project that will transform connectivity and deliver lasting benefits.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and implement a best-in-class Supply Chain Strategy aligned with project priorities.
• Lead relationship meetings with key supply partners and drive performance through KPIs and dashboards.
• Analyse market trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Champion continuous improvement, lean processes, and digital transformation.
• Embed sustainable procurement practices and enable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Who we're looking for

• A proven track record in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and negotiation.
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience in construction or civil engineering supply chains (desirable, not essential).
• Ability to challenge norms, influence stakeholders, and deliver innovative solutions.
• Knowledge of legal frameworks and contract law.

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a high-profile project that will shape the UK's infrastructure.
• Work in a culture that values positivity, collaboration, and making a difference.
• Enjoy flexible working and opportunities for professional growth.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us deliver excellence for generations to come.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]