Supply Chain Manager - Major Projects

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote up to 40%

25 days leave

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead strategic supply chain engagement across Major Projects, aligning bid objectives with supplier capability and commercial targets. You will develop robust strategies, secure early commitments from partners, and shape value-driven sourcing approaches for competitive outcomes.

You will drive market intelligence, supplier performance in Jaggaer, early involvement (ECI), and governance to mobilise project delivery and

Qualifications

• Relevant business degree or MCIPS is essential or desirable.
• Experience in developing and delivering supply chain strategy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain strategy development for bids, ensuring alignment with win themes and commercial targets.
• Develop and lead a Strategic Supplier Relationship Management Programme with continuous improvement.
• Implement Supplier Performance Management within Major Projects via Jaggaer and drive improvement actions.
• Drive early supply chain engagement and market intelligence to assess capacity and risk.
• Contribute supply chain input to pricing and solution development with credible assumptions.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Stakeholder management

Team player

Problem solving

Customer focus

MS Office

Presentation skills

Flexible and driven

Education

Bachelor's degree or MCIPS

Tools

Jaggaer e-Procurement

Job description

About the role

As Supply Chain Manager will play a pivotal role in enabling successful work
winning and project delivery across Major Projects by leading strategic supply chain
engagement and market-facing activities. You will be working within a cross-functional
environment, the role ensures early alignment of supply chain capability with bid
objectives, client expectations, and commercial targets.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing robust supply chain strategies, securing early commitment from key partners, and shaping value-driven, compliant sourcing approaches that enhance competitiveness. Through proactive market engagement and strong supplier relationships, the Supply Chain Manager will ensure supply chain readiness, resilience, and mobilisation capability to support successful project outcomes

What you'll be doing

• Lead supply chain strategy development for bids, ensuring alignment with win
  themes, client outcomes, delivery models, and commercial targets.
• Develop and Lead a Strategic Supplier Relationship Management Programme
  including Strategic Workstreams and Continuous Improvement Plans.
• Facilitate and fully implement Supplier Performance Management within Major
  Projects via our Jaggaer e-Procurement system, ensuring the resolution of key
  improvement actions.
• Drive early supply chain engagement and market intelligence, assessing
  capacity, capability, risk exposure and readiness across key sectors and
  upcoming work pipeline.
• Build compelling supply chain contributions to PQQ and ITT responses,
  including partner value propositions, delivery models, innovation case studies,
  and demonstrable outcomes.
• Facilitate Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) with key partners to optimise
  design, de-risk delivery, enhance buildability, and unlock innovation and value.
• Define packaging strategy and supply chain architecture, ensuring optimal
  market approach, competitive tension, and alignment to project delivery
  strategy.
• Secure robust supply chain input into pricing and solution development,
  supporting estimators with credible, market-tested assumptions across labour,
  plant, materials, and subcontracting.
• Champion supply chain governance and risk management, ensuring
  compliance with internal standards while proactively managing supply chain
  risk, resilience, and performance.
• Operate as a core member of project/bid leadership teams, integrating supply
  chain strategy with commercial, technical, and design solutions to strengthen
  overall competitiveness.
• Provide clear reporting on supply chain readiness, risks, and opportunities,
  supporting Gate Reviews and senior governance with evidence-based insight.
• Drive continuous improvement and market-facing best practice, contributing to
  knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and category/supply chain strategy
  development.
• Ensure mobilisation readiness through early partner alignment, enabling
  seamless transition from bid to delivery and establishing strong foundations for
  project execution.

Who we're looking for

The following experience/qualifications are essential:

• Relevant business degree or equivalent experience (e.g. MCIPS) (desired)
• Experience in developing and delivering supply chain strategy
• Pragmatic yet disciplined approach to process compliance
• Highly results orientated (proven track record of exceeding targets
• Team player
• Stakeholder management skills
• Flexible and driven
• Customer focussed
• Problem solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of
  improvement & propose solutions.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Presentation skills

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 Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
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]