Overview
Support the Senior Supply Chain Manager to deliver the supply‑chain management strategy for BBV. Participate in collaborative procurement and lead programme‑wide initiatives, and manage specific risk or opportunity areas in Area North and BBV, including HS2 and BBV contractor events. Contribute to the development and continual improvement of supply‑chain management procedures, policies and performance metrics. Develop and drive performance through a supply‑chain management dashboard containing KPIs, milestones and risks. Engage and collaborate with relevant industry bodies to ensure a coordinated approach to supply‑chain vulnerability and potential value add. Contribute to the delivery of BBV’s Labour Strategy by working collaboratively with other MWCCs to assess programme‑level engagement strategy and impact as appropriate.
Responsibilities
* Support the Senior Supply Chain Manager to deliver the supply‑chain management strategy.
* Participate in collaborative procurement and lead programme‑wide initiatives and specific risk or opportunity areas in Area North and BBV, including HS2 and BBV contractor events.
* Contribute to the development and continual improvement of supply‑chain management procedures and policies and measure performance against targets.
* Develop and drive performance through a supply‑chain management dashboard, containing KPIs, milestones and risks associated.
* Engage and collaborate with relevant industry bodies to ensure a coordinated approach to supply‑chain vulnerability and potential value add.
* Contribute to the delivery of BBV’s Labour Strategy by working collaboratively with other MWCCs to assess programme‑level engagement strategy and impact as appropriate.
Qualifications and Experience
* Excellent analytical skills, strong commercial awareness and a measured approach to decision making.
* Collaborative approach to problem solving and delivering innovative solutions.
* Experience of procurement and supply‑chain management within construction and civil engineering (desirable but not essential).
* Experience of delivering supply‑chain management plans for major projects (desirable but not essential).
* Proven ability to create and implement high‑level strategy documents.
* High level of ability to effectively challenge current thinking and norms to drive collaborative behaviour.
* A strong ability to develop, maintain and leverage value from an extensive internal and external network and build highly productive working relationships.
* Experience of working with the supply chain to deliver the right culture and behaviours.
* A basic understanding of legal frameworks and contract law.
* MCIPS qualification or degree is desirable.
Legal and Work Requirement
Candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits
* Car allowance.
* Flexible working available for some roles.
* Free parking.
* Travel allowance for eligible candidates.
* Family‑friendly leave policies.
* Excellent pension contributions.
* Healthcare.
* Health risk assessments.
* Access to employee assistance programmes.
* Access to annual flu vaccinations.
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long‑established joint venture between two powerhouses delivering critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, our role is to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 has resulted in the award of a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
* 9.3km of viaducts
* 62 overbridges
* 35 cuttings
* 56 culverts
* 62 embankments
* 2 twin‑bore tunnels and 2 cut‑and‑cover tunnels
* 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses
Diversity and Inclusion
BBV delivers equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people who are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, including those with different physical abilities and neuro‑diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a disability‑confident leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability. Flexible working: We recognise and respect that people work in different ways, and we are open to discussing the flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.
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