Supply Strategic Programmes & External Supply Manager

What does a UK Supply Strategic Programmes & External Supply Manager do? The UK Supply Strategic Programmes & External Supply Manager is accountable for delivering business-critical strategic initiatives that drive UK Supply's transformation, capability development and long-term business performance. The role provides end to end ownership of complex programmes with significant operational, strategic and financial impact, leading cross functional teams, senior stakeholders and external partners to successfully deliver business objectives and committed benefits.

Acting as the accountable owner for major strategic initiatives, the role ensures strategic priorities are translated into execution, removes organisational barriers, drives decision making and delivers sustainable business results across multiple functions and locations. In parallel, the role owns the UK External Supply network, ensuring external partners provide the capability, flexibility, quality, service and cost performance required to support current and future business needs.

By combining strategic programme leadership with accountability for an operationally critical area of the business, the role serves as a key enabler of UK Supply performance, transformation, organisational capability and future growth. Are you ready to make your mark?

• Act as the accountable owner for the successful delivery of business-critical strategic programmes from concept through implementation and benefit realisation.
• Lead high-impact initiatives involving multiple functions, external partners, regional teams and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Own programme outcomes, ensuring agreed operational, strategic and financial benefits are delivered and sustained.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable roadmaps, implementation plans and measurable business results.
• Drive critical business decisions and lead resolution of complex organisational challenges impacting programme delivery.
• Establish clear accountability across work streams and ensure stakeholders deliver against agreed commitments.
• Lead programme governance, resource alignment, risk management and executive escalation processes.
• Identify capability gaps, organisational constraints and resource requirements necessary to secure successful programme implementation.
• Remove execution barriers and accelerate decision-making to maintain programme momentum and benefit realisation.
• Provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership regarding priorities, investments, capabilities and future opportunities.
• Influence and align stakeholders across local, regional and global organisations to ensure successful delivery of strategic objectives.
• Support execution of UK Supply's long-term strategic agenda and future capability roadmap.
• Develop and embed ways of working that improve organisational effectiveness, execution discipline and cross-functional performance.
• Act as UK Supply's focal point for major strategic programmes requiring senior leadership visibility and intervention.

• Own the UK External Supply strategy, operating model and partner network.
• Develop strategic partnerships with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to support future growth, resilience and network optimisation.
• Lead commercial, operational and performance discussions with external partners.
• Ensure external partners consistently deliver agreed safety, quality, service, compliance and cost expectations.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve network performance, capability, competitiveness and long-term value creation.
• Lead external supply readiness for innovation, product launches, demand changes and future strategic requirements.
• Own business…