Subcontract Supply Chain Manager

Balfour; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering company in the UK seeks a Subcontract Supply Chain Manager to develop strategic relationships with subcontractors, ensuring alignment with business needs. Responsibilities include monitoring performance trends and integrating subcontractors into project pipelines. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with management experience. A range of benefits is offered, including flexible working arrangements and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Staggered start/finish times

Up to 40% remote working

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management or supplier development.
• Ability to engage senior leaders and address critical issues.
• Proven track record in budget management.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic relationships with Group subcontractors.
• Develop and integrate subcontractors into project pipelines.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and market developments.

Skills

Customer-focused

Strong communication skills

Excellent analytical skills

Pragmatic approach

Professionalism

Team player

Education

CIPS qualification or training in progress

Job description

Subcontract Supply Chain Manager

Location: Canary Wharf or any UK office. Role is part of the Enabling Functions – Procurement team.

About The Role

The Group Subcontract Supply Chain Manager leads the strategic relationship management, development and integration of key subcontractors across the Group. Acting as the primary interface between Group Supply Chain Management and Strategic Business Units (SBUs), the role ensures subcontractor capabilities align with business needs and are embedded into project pipelines.

Regular travel to Balfour Beatty and subcontractor offices/sites is required.

Responsibilities

• Strategy development – act as the strategic relationship lead for selected Group subcontractors, ensuring alignment with Group and BU priorities.
• Lead integration of subcontractors into BU pipelines, supporting early engagement and capability promotion.
• Facilitate regular business‑to‑business updates and performance review meetings with subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Implement and manage the Triple A framework (Assessed, Assured and Aligned) to improve subcontractor performance across quality, safety, sustainability and commercial metrics.
• Identify and escalate issues or opportunities where Group‑level intervention can support resolution or unlock value.
• Promote subcontractor innovation, capability development and continuous improvement across the supply chain.
• Collaborate with SBUs to embed subcontractor strategies in project delivery and procurement planning.
• Monitor subcontractor capacity, performance trends and market developments to inform strategic planning.
• Support development of subcontractor assurance and risk tiering processes with the wider supply chain team.

Essential Qualifications

• Highly customer‑focused, consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Strong communication skills – able to engage senior leaders and focus on critical issues.
• Excellent analytical skills with commercial awareness to enable informed decision‑making.
• Pragmatic yet disciplined approach to process compliance.
• Professionalism and integrity – independent worker with high standards.
• Effective team player with strong collaborative skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• Previous supply chain management experience, leading supplier development or integration programmes.
• Commodity materials category management experience ensuring best‑value procurement.
• CIPS qualification or training in progress.
• Procurement experience managing budgets up to £5 million.
• Demonstrated process compliance and adherence to processes.

Benefits

• Smart working: staggered start/finish times, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly policies – 28 weeks full‑pay maternity/adoption leave, four weeks full‑pay paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

Why Work for Us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects – building and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

About Us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy while improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are a Disability Confident Employer, committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions. We also encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

Our commitment to inclusion can be explored at https://www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

We continually improve our resourcing process and ensure it is fair and inclusive for all. Feedback can be sent to [e-mail].