Senior Supply Chain Development Manager

Location: Sindlesham, Berkshire, RG41 5, GB

Final date to receive applications: T19:01:40.82

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: 63,270 - 85,000 per annum

Package: 63,270 to 85,000 (depending on experience)

Working Pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, typically involving three days on-site in a long week and two days in a short week. Flexible working options, including part-time and varied hours, are supported.

The Senior Supply Chain Development Manager plays a pivotal role within a newly established Supply Chain Development team, responsible for enabling the Commercial function to deliver a coherent, strategic, and enterprise-wide approach to supply chain development across AWE. The role supports the organisation through a significant period of procurement and tendering activity associated with the replacement warhead programme, ensuring that supply chain capability frameworks are established and embedded across the business.

Reporting to the Principal Supply Chain Development Manager, the role is accountable for developing supply chain management frameworks, methodologies, standards, tools, and best practices that strengthen supplier relationships, improve supply chain performance, and position AWE as a Client of Choice. The role also leads the team in advancing sustainability, social value, and supplier inclusion objectives.

• Establishing and maintaining a robust supplier governance methodology and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework supporting strategic business objectives.
• Ensuring consistent supplier segmentation and performance management approaches across AWE.
• Creating and maintaining supply chain policies, procedures, standards, tools, and templates.
• Driving improvements in supplier relationship maturity and embedding best-practice supplier management principles.
• Delivering initiatives that enhance AWE's position as a preferred customer within key supply markets through the Client of Choice strategy.
• Planning and delivering supplier engagement programmes, forums, and communication activities.
• Embedding ESG, supplier diversity, SME participation, and social value considerations into development activities.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders for effective collaboration across Commercial, Programme, and Supply Chain communities.
• Developing a high-performing Supply Chain Development Team.

Experience in some of the following areas is desirable, though not exhaustive:

• Proven professional experience.
• Developing strategy with specific experience in supply chain development and SRM.
• Developing SME strategies aligned with wider supply development strategies.
• Collaborative work with and influencing senior business stakeholders.
• Designing and implementing supply chain governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and operating models.
• Incorporating sustainability, ESG, social value, supplier diversity, and SME participation into procurement strategies.
• Developing and implementing enterprise-wide supply chain frameworks and improvement strategies aligned to organizational objectives.
• Building credibility and influence with senior leaders, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills for leading engagement initiatives, workshops, and forums.
• Designing, implementing, and embedding new processes and methodologies to enhance supply chain performance.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Role model for innovation and continuous improvement.

We work hard and are rewarded accordingly with:

• 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday off, plus 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market-leading contributory pension scheme (9% to 13%).
• Family-friendly policies such as 39 weeks of full pay maternity leave and 4 weeks of full pay paternity leave.
• Opportunities for professional development, including funding for relevant memberships.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance equal to 4 times annual salary.
• Discount schemes on a wide range of spending.
• Special Leave Policy for volunteering, public service, and caring duties.

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