About the role
Our innovative thinking shapes our industry; equipping the world for tomorrow’s challenges.
Join our Enabling Functions team as a Supply Chain Lead and you can contribute to tangible, worthwhile work you can be proud of!
What you’ll be doing
The Supply Chain Lead is responsible for managing category spend through effective category management. This role involves sourcing suppliers for direct materials, developing and maintaining strong supplier relationships, and collaborating with Strategic Business Units and the Central Procurement team to create and implement category strategies that align with business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, Support and Implement Our Procurement Triple ‘A’ Framework: Support the creation and execution of frameworks for direct materials, ensuring alignment with business goals and sustainability objectives.
• Develop and Manage Category Plans: Create and manage comprehensive sourcing strategies and / or category plans that align with business strategy and sustainability objectives.
• Build and Maintain Preferred Supplier Network: Develop and manage a network of preferred suppliers to ensure high-quality and cost-effective procurement.
• Negotiate Agreements: Leverage Balfour Beatty’s market scale to negotiate favourable agreements with suppliers.
• Monitor Supply Market: Continuously monitor the supply market to identify potential new suppliers and products and meet with suppliers to understand their offerings.
• Track and Mitigate Risks: Identify and evaluate supply and cost risks within the category and develop mitigation plans.
• Conduct Materiality Assessments: Perform assessments to categorise supply chain risks and implement assurance activities, including checks, reviews, and assessments.
• Develop Strong Stakeholder Relationships: Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to drive category strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Implement Supplier Relationship Management: Establish and maintain processes for continuous improvement in supplier relationships.
• Focus on Performance and Value: Establish performance-led supplier relationships that focus on value for money, service and product quality, and continuous improvement.
• Exceed Service Expectations: Deliver an agile, value-adding service demonstrating understanding of customer requirements, technical competence, functional knowledge, and process efficiency.

Who we’re looking for

Responsibilities:

• Develop, Support and Implement Our Procurement Triple ‘A’ Framework: Support the creation and execution of frameworks for direct materials, ensuring alignment with business goals and sustainability objectives.
• Develop and Manage Category Plans: Create and manage comprehensive sourcing strategies and / or category plans that align with business strategy and sustainability objectives.
• Build and Maintain Preferred Supplier Network: Develop and manage a network of preferred suppliers to ensure high-quality and cost-effective procurement.
• Negotiate Agreements: Leverage Balfour Beatty’s market scale to negotiate favourable agreements with suppliers.
• Monitor Supply Market: Continuously monitor the supply market to identify potential new suppliers and products and meet with suppliers to understand their offerings.
• Track and Mitigate Risks: Identify and evaluate supply and cost risks within the category and develop mitigation plans.
• Conduct Materiality Assessments: Perform assessments to categorise supply chain risks and implement assurance activities, including checks, reviews, and assessments.
• Develop Strong Stakeholder Relationships: Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to drive category strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Implement Supplier Relationship Management: Establish and maintain processes for continuous improvement in supplier relationships.
• Focus on Performance and Value: Establish performance-led supplier relationships that focus on value for money, service and product quality, and continuous improvement.
• Exceed Service Expectations: Deliver an agile, value-adding service demonstrating understanding of customer requirements, technical competence, functional knowledge, and process efficiency

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