Supply Chain & Procurement Consultant
Role: Senior Manager – Supply Chain & Procurement
Location: London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Travel within the UK will be required, with some flexibility depending on client needs and your home location.
Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 (depending on experience)
Security Clearance: Eligibility for SC Clearance, with eligibility for DV desirable
Package:
- Performance‐related bonus.
- Flexible working with a blend of client site, office and home‐based work.
- Private medical cover and 24/7 virtual GP access.
- Generous holiday allowance and additional volunteering days each year.
- Access to extensive learning, development and leadership programmes, including support for relevant professional qualifications.
Role Overview
A leading professional services firm is seeking a Senior Manager to join its supply chain and procurement practice, with a primary focus on the defence sector. This role centres on end-to-end supply chain transformation, procurement optimisation, and commercial effectiveness, addressing operational challenges in complex, engineering-heavy environments. You will lead strategic projects that enhance supply chain resilience, integrate planning with manufacturing and engineering functions, and drive efficiency in third-party spend across defence lifecycle timescales.
About the Organisation
This organisation is a major advisory firm renowned for delivering transformative solutions in defence and related sectors. It supports clients in overcoming fragmented supply chain structures, inefficient procurement, and poor supplier execution through integrated strategies and operational improvements. Operating across key UK hubs, the firm combines deep sector expertise with innovative approaches to foster long-term capability development.
Responsibilities
- Deliver supply chain and procurement transformation projects, including strategy design, operating model implementation, organisation structures, processes, systems, and tools.
- Develop and execute category strategies for indirect and direct categories across the source-to-contract lifecycle, encompassing planning, opportunity assessment, negotiation, supplier management, and contract oversight.
- Conduct cost analyses to identify savings opportunities, implement cost management strategies, and provide expertise in estimation, control, and reduction within supply chains.
- Analyse operational practices, identify improvement areas, and lead change management to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and adopt new technologies.
- Guide digital transformation initiatives, from strategy to implementation, leveraging automation, data analytics, and advanced tools to enhance capabilities.
- Build client relationships, lead project teams, manage timelines, ensure quality deliverables, and mentor junior staff in a collaborative environment.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate brings proven experience in defence supply chains, procurement, cost reduction, operations improvement, and digital transformation. You will have led multi-year transformations in supply chain strategy, integrated planning, and interfaces between procurement, manufacturing, and engineering, ideally in low-margin industries like pharma, aerospace, or heavy engineering. Strong analytical skills, negotiation prowess, stakeholder influence, and proficiency in ERP systems, data analytics, and source-to-pay solutions are essential. Comfort in ambiguous public sector settings and a track record of measurable cost savings complete the profile.
How to Apply
If you have led supply chain & procurement transformation in complex organisations and are motivated by the opportunity to improve value, we would like to hear from you. Please apply via this advert with an up‐to‐date CV highlighting your experience in supply chain, procurement optimisation, commercial and supplier performance, and stakeholder leadership. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an initial confidential discussion.
Reference: AMC/JWH/PSCP1