Strategic Sourcing Manager

London, GB, EC2R 7BP
Bristol, GB, BS32 4TP

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We are now recruiting for the the below position.

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Location:

London, Bristol, Suffolk or Manchester, hybrid basis with travel required.

Contract:Permanent, full-time.

Closing Date:
Monday 12th October 2026

What’sin It for You

• Bonus: 5% annual incentive
• Pension:
  Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution

Your Impact

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead the implementation of effective category management across the Sizewell C Site Delivery function and the wider project. The role is responsible for developing and coordinating robust category strategies and implementing the appropriate commercial frameworks to drive supply chain innovation, productivity, and long‑term value for the project.

Working closely with multi‑disciplinary stakeholders—including Project Managers, Finance, and Project Controls—the Strategic Sourcing Manager will ensure that all procurements are delivered in full compliance with Sizewell C’s Acquire Goods and Services (AGS) processes and procedures. The role will manage high‑value and complex procurements, including contracts valued £100m and above.

Given the scale and strategic importance of these procurements, the Strategic Sourcing Manager must be highly commercially astute, able to influence and engage senior stakeholders, and capable of securing best‑value outcomes that support the successful delivery of the Sizewell C project.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

Reporting into the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, your accountabilities will include:

• Development of category strategies based on value and complexity, which align to organisational priorities, market conditions and business needs
• Ensure category strategies are aligned to the strategic sourcing pipeline and agreed with the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
• Leading the end-to‑end procurement process to deliver the category strategy outcomes (from Expression of Interest (EOI), Pre‑Qualification (PQQ), Invitation to Tender (ITT) and commercial contract negotiations.
• Identifying/reporting strategic objectives and cost reduction targets against addressable spend. Capturing best practice through benefits case studies highlighting improved safety, increased productivity, /performance, innovation and efficiencies.
• Responsible for identifying and delivering savings / efficiencies both in terms of cost and productivity
• Contribute towards carbon reduction initiatives linked to opportunities highlighted in category strategies and through other Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) led work streams
• Promote and enhance use of social value / social enterprises wherever possible through tender activity and contractual commitments
• Ensuring the end‑to‑end procurement process adheres to the AGS and Signature of Contract (SOC) deadlines including accurate and timely reporting of key milestones
• Building the supply market analysis; investigating supply chain capability to identify emerging innovations and improvement opportunities to shape the development of category strategies
• Facilitating the strategy approval and AGS governance process through each stage gate review
• Facilitating the implementation of category strategies through strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and supplier development once strategies and frameworks are in place
• Work in cross functional teams, collaborating with functions such as finance, legal, operations, technical, supply chain to develop and deliver effective procurement strategies and sourcing outcomes

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