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Supply Chain Manager

Balfour Beatty VINCI, Coleshill, Warwickshire

Supply Chain Manager

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Balfour Beatty VINCI, Coleshill, Warwickshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 11 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6bab7a7a0df24d46a586133ac6674512

Full Job Description

  • To deliver the Supply Chain Management Strategy for Area North which supports Project Wide Procurement and supply chain engagement activity and where necessary - the integration with MWCC Collaborative Procurement Hub.

  • To support the strategic approach of BBV and to deliver Project objectives as set by the Procurement Lead.

  • To establish strong relationships with stakeholders through a regular, transparent two-way communication and collaborate with supply chain, HS2, MWCC & EWC Partners and Parent Company organisations

  • To support the delivery of a best in class Supply Chain Strategy that drives the key priorities of Strategic Alignment (with Balfour Beatty, Vinci, BBV JV and HS2 strategies), Core Operational Excellence (Subcontractor Excellence and Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Development and Performance Measurement), Delivery of Customer Priorities, Feedback, Learning and Continuous Improvement

    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 is desirable but not essential

  • Experience of delivering supply chain management plans for major projects is 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 & leverage value from an extensive internal & 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.


    • Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

    Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain's new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us - we're at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you'd join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.

  • Car/ 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 for the delivery of 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, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI's role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of 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

    Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people 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 (ED&I) 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 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 what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.