Supply Chain Manager - Manufacturing

About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Manager - Manufacturing to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business.

Based in Hereford, this role will report into the Director & General Manager and work on one of our projects.



What you'll be doing


As, Supply Chain Manager, you will:




Own and be accountable for the on-time and on-budget delivery of Customer Orders.
Develop and implement a Supply Chain Strategy that supports the Business' service and growth ambitions.
Develop customer relationships to ensure good communications, effective variation management and realisation of follow-on opportunities.
Lead and develop the function from order receipt, through planning, detailing and bill of material specification, materials resource scheduling and purchase, bundling and despatch operations.
Implement planning tools and lead the resolution of capacity issues with the relevant business partners.



Who we're looking for
You will:




Have previous experience working at a management level within a supply chain team.
Have previous experience of managing end to end supply chain in a manufacturing environment.
Be performance driven, motivated by achieving targets and ensuring that service level agreements and customer requirements are always met.
Have demonstrable experience of working collaboratively to lead and manage change.
Have project management, strong business planning and decision making experience, with a proactive approach.



Why work for us
Day in, day out, our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from GBP50,000 schemes to GBP100 million plus major projects.



Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.



About us


Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions.



With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations.



From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.



We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.



Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.



We are also Silver Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.



Closing Date: 10th May 2017




Salary: . Date posted: 12/04/2017