Junior Supply Chain Manager

Permanent | Full Time | Competitive Salary

About the Company

Our organisation delivers facilities management and accommodation maintenance services within a complex, regulated environment. We combine deep operational experience with a forward-looking, innovative approach. Our values—open, caring, agile and collaborative—underpin how we work with customers, partners and colleagues.

The Role

We are seeking a driven, commercially minded Supply Chain Manager to take ownership of the supply chain across multiple high-profile facilities management contracts. This is a key role with responsibility for shaping supply chain strategy, strengthening supplier performance, and driving improvements in efficiency, quality and innovation.

Working closely with operational, technical and sustainability teams, you will support the delivery of best-value services through effective services procurement, supplier management and data-led decision making. You will play a central role in developing and implementing supply chain strategies, reviewing specifications and statements of work, and ensuring services meet contractual, operational and governance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement supply chain and procurement strategies aligned to business and contract objectives

Manage key supplier relationships, monitoring performance against KPIs and service levels

Lead regular supplier performance reviews alongside operational and technical stakeholders

Source, evaluate and onboard new service providers, managing the process end-to-end from market engagement and benchmarking through to negotiation and implementation

Identify and deliver cost savings, value-add opportunities, innovation and continuous improvement

Ensure suppliers align with organisational values, sustainability commitments and governance requirements

Produce accurate data, reports and insights on spend, supplier performance and purchasing activity to support commercial and budgetary decision making

Act as a trusted adviser to operational teams, building strong internal relationships across the business

Please note: This role focuses on the procurement of services, not goods or materials. Proven experience in services procurement is essential.

About You

Proven experience in procurement or supply chain management, ideally within facilities management or a service-based environment

Strong commercial and analytical capability, with confidence using data, systems and reporting tools

Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels

Strong understanding of governance, compliance and approval processes

Proactive, self-starting and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be UK nationals, capable of achieving Security Clearance (SC), and willing to travel occasionally as required.

What’s On Offer

Competitive salary

6% employee-matched pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Single private medical cover

Life assurance (2x annual salary)

One professional subscription per year

Flexible and hybrid working options (role-dependent)

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the recruitment process where required. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.