Assistant Supply Chain Manager

We have an exciting new opportunity for a highly motivated Assistant Supply Chain Manager in the north.

You will work with our Supply Chain Manager and our teams across pre-construction, delivery and aftercare to assist in the development and management of our supply chain partners, ensuring they meet our current and future business needs.

You will be commercially astute with the ability to engage and influence at all levels, you must be passionate to drive value and quality of product. You will have worked in a similar role, but not necessarily within the construction industry.

If you have strong negotiation and influencing skills, an operational drive and the ability to adapt to change you will enjoy the following responsibilities;

• Supporting the SC Manager to ensure we have a supply chain that can meet the demands and needs of our business.


• Building relationships with our partners to understand capability and capacity.


• Analysing cost of error and proposing changes in relation to supply chain.


• Driving consistency in approach across our supply chain partners to ensure high standards are understood and met on every project.


• Supporting the SC Manager with delivering regular key business updates to our supply chain.


• Managing performance feedback from our teams in relation to our supply chain and using this to influence decision making.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Minimum BTEC or Level 3 equivalent


• Experience in a supply chain management / procurement role


• Knowledge of Public Contract Regulations 2015 and other relevant legislation and policy in relation to public procurement

Desirable

• Degree / CIPs


• Construction supply chain experience

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

About Us

With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.

Willmott Dixon has just been awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.