Transformation Strategy Lead

Babcock International; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Digital GP

Shopping portal

Professional fees

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Transformation Strategy Lead at its Andover site to shape the future of defence supply chains. You will drive transformation across forecasting, inventory management and logistics integration, partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver strategic roadmaps and future-state models.

The role requires extensive experience in end-to-end supply chain transformation within asset-intensive sectors, and offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Degree in SCM, Logistics, Engineering or related field.
• Proven transformation leadership in complex organisations.
• Experience in large-scale transformation programmes.
• PM qualifications desirable (APM/PRINCE2/MSP).

Responsibilities

• Define and develop future supply chain strategies and operating models.
• Identify transformation opportunities and long-term operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape innovative solutions.
• Lead strategic analysis and business cases across forecasting, inventory management, planning and logistics integration.
• Influence programme design across related functions.

Skills

Supply chain transformation

Operating model design

Stakeholder influence

Strategic analysis

Forecasting & inventory management

Logistics integration

Asset-intensive sector experience

Education

Degree in SCM/Logistics/Engineering

CIPS/CILT/APICS - desirable

PM qualifications (APM/PRINCE2/MSP) - desirable

Job description

Job Title: Transformation Strategy Lead

Location: Andover, Hampshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75836

Shape the Future of Defence Supply Chains

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Transformation Strategy Lead at our Andover site.

The role

As aTransformation Strategy Lead, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a pivotal role within the Logistics Information and Operational Support (LIOS) programme, a major transformation initiative designed to enhance British Army readiness through innovative asset management, logistics integration and supply chain transformation. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of defence support, developing strategic solutions that will shape how critical supply chain capabilities operate for years to come.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Defining and developing future supply chain strategies and operating models aligned to readiness and support objectives.
• Identifying opportunities for transformation, capability improvement and long-term operational effectiveness.
• Collaborating with stakeholders, subject matter experts and customer representatives to shape innovative solutions.
• Leading strategic analysis and business case development across forecasting, inventory management, planning and logistics integration.
• Influencing wider programme design by ensuring supply chain capabilities integrate with engineering, logistics, maintenance and asset management functions.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Transformation Strategy Lead

• Proven experience leading supply chain transformation, operating model design or business improvement initiatives within complex organisations.
• Strong strategic supply chain expertise across planning, forecasting, inventory optimisation, logistics integration and end-to-end supply chain operations.
• Experience developing future-state solutions, transformation roadmaps and long-term capability strategies.
• Ability to influence, engage and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Experience working within complex, asset-intensive sectors such as defence, aerospace, rail, manufacturing, utilities or consulting.

Qualifications for the Transformation Strategy Lead

• Degree qualified in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Operations Management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable strategic supply chain and transformation expertise gained within complex organisations.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation, operating model or business improvement programmes.
• Professional qualification such as CIPS, CILT or APICS/ASCM - desirable
• Project or Programme Management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 or MSP - desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 15/10/2026

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