Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

JOB TITLE
- Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

LOCATION
- Any NSG office

POSITION
- Staff

CLEARANCE - BPSS

Working at NSG

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others.

This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

The Role

The Procurement & Supply Chain Manager leads the Procurement function, ensuring it provides a commercially focused, compliant and effective service that supports business and project objectives.

The role is accountable for procurement governance, processes, and continuous improvement, ensuring consistent application of best practice across the organisation. It leads and develops the procurement team, including management of Buyers, to drive capability, performance, and engagement.

The Procurement & Supply Chain Manager has overall responsibility for supply chain management, including category management, supplier performance and development, non-conformance management, supplier audits and compliance. As the focal point for supplier governance and performance reporting, the role ensures a resilient and effective supply chain that delivers value and quality while managing risk.

The role ensures procurement delivers measurable business value through effective stakeholder engagement, robust governance, and strong commercial and supply chain performance.

Key Objectives

Leadership & Department Management

• Provide strategic leadership to the Procurement function, overseeing Buyers, the Purchasing Manager and the wider team.
• Line management of Buyers, Senior buyers and Purchasing Manager.
• Set clear direction, priorities, and expectations aligned to business and project needs.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and capability development.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing through recruitment, onboarding, and development.
• Deliver procurement related business plan activities and contribute to longer-term development objectives.
• Coordinate procurement activities across sectors to align business priorities, resource allocation, and delivery commitments.
• Collaborate and engage with other Commercial Function Leads, Heads of Functions and business areas as required.

Governance, Compliance & Process Ownership

• Own and define procurement policies, procedures, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure consistent application of procurement standards across all business areas.
• Provide oversight of sourcing, onboarding, tendering, and purchasing activities.
• Monitor compliance, identifying risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure alignment with commercial, ethical, quality, safety, sustainability and legislative requirements.
• Lead complex escalations, commercial risks, and supplier disputes where required.
• Embed data-driven governance through reporting, controls, and review mechanisms.

Supply Chain Management

• Develop and maintain the organisation's Supply Chain Strategy.
• Lead supply chain governance, performance management, and supplier relationship management.
• Establish and monitor supplier KPIs, performance reviews, and improvement plans.
• Oversee supplier audits and ensure compliance with business, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage supplier non-conformances (NCRs), ensuring effective resolution and trend analysis.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks to support business continuity.
• Drive supply chain optimisation through…