Sustainable Supply Chain Compliance Manager

Heathrow Airport; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK airport is seeking a motivated individual to join their team supporting supply chain sustainability initiatives. You'll work alongside the Procurement team to drive efforts towards the ambitious People and Planet targets, focusing on sustainable sourcing, contract assurance, and developing effective evaluation tools. The ideal candidate will have procurement experience, strong project management skills, and a focus on building sustainable practices throughout the supply chain. This role provides opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Performance-based bonuses

Generous annual leave

Market-leading pensions

Private health insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams across different procurement categories.
• Evidence of working with various procurement and contracting models.
• Ability to deliver multiple projects within business affordability targets.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing across all categories with sustainability metrics.
• Contribute to business plans aligning with sustainability goals.
• Engage with industry peers to enhance sustainability knowledge exchange.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supplier Relationship Management

Data analytics for supplier performance

Project management

Education

CIPS Level 4 qualification

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Job Description

We are seeking a motivated person to join our team, supporting the Sustainable Supply Chain Compliance Manager in driving positive change throughout Heathrow's supply chain. This pivotal role focuses on advancing sustainability by working alongside our Procurement team to help achieve our ambitious People and Planet targets. You will support the sourcing, procurement, contract assurance, and post-contract management, ensuring sustainability is embedded at every stage.

The role involves developing evaluation tools, enhancing reporting transparency, and engaging with suppliers to maximise value and reduce risk. You will contribute to the creation of procurement strategies, supplier selection criteria, and the delivery of contract assurance services, with a strong emphasis on sustainability best practice and audit compliance. Acting as an advocate for sustainability, you will provide guidance and educational support to both internal teams and external partners, ensuring Heathrow's long-term sustainable future.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing activities across all categories of spend with a focus on the following areas for development of sustainable metrics and methods of record keeping for Biodiversity net gain, Diversity and inclusion, Embodied carbon, Energy use, Waste, Water use and Whole life carbon assessments
• Constructively challenging and contributing to business plans and strategies to ensure alignment with Heathrow's sustainability goals, such as our ambitious People and Planet strategy.
• Driving collaboration and best practice sharing within our procurement teams, fostering sustainability awareness and robust data analytics for supplier performance.
• Leading on the development and management of sustainable contract requirements, including drafting best practice guides and overseeing the Heathrow Sustainability Schedule.
• Building external partnerships and sharing sustainability insights by engaging with industry peers, infrastructure projects, commercial partners, and local authorities to enhance knowledge exchange.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience and/or a CIPS Level 4 qualification
• Evidence of having worked with a variety of procurement and contracting models and environments using a range of reimbursement models
• Ability to deliver multiple projects to meet business affordability targets and achievement of Key Performance Indicators through strong Supplier Relationship Management
• Experience of managing teams of stakeholders across different categories
• Demonstrable experience of working in a structured process and fast paced environment

About Us

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

About the Team

Discover a one-of-a-kind career. Our vision at Heathrow is to be an extraordinary airport, fit for the future. In the Finance team we know that generating income is critical to driving our business forward, but it's also vital that we create positive passenger and customer experiences that make every journey better. You'll help us to get the balance right so we can continue investing in our world-class environment.

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Heathrow's size, scale, and reputation for innovation translates to exciting opportunities for everyone. Finance here is about more than numbers. It's about being influential, developing trusted relationships, and showing the world that we're a responsible investment with a bright future; a place that embraces digital innovation and has a sustainable mindset. You'll become part of a team that drives excellence across everything from insurance to investment, treasury to business partnering, as you collaborate widely to deliver projects that directly impact millions of passengers each year.