Supplier Management Development Lead

The Role

In this role you will take the lead on developing and enhancing supplier management capabilities, working closely with senior stakeholders across a complex public sector environment. It''s a chance to shape how supplier relationships are managed, influence strategic decisions, and deliver visible outcomes at pace.

Key Details

• Position: Supplier Management Development Lead
• Contract Length: 184 billable days (6 months)
• IR35: In scope
• Rate: (Apply online only) /day
• Location: Whittington or Andover
• Working pattern: Around 3 days per week on site (with some flexibility, e.g. 2 days in some weeks) plus occasional travel to other sites
• Must be eligible for or have active SC

What You Will Be Doing

• Driving the development and improvement of supplier relationship management processes and frameworks.
• Engaging proactively with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior decision-makers.
• Working with incomplete or high-level information, identifying what''s missing, and then sourcing, collating, and presenting it in a clear, actionable way.
• Presenting findings, recommendations, and outcomes confidently to senior stakeholders.
• Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in supplier management.

What They Are Looking For

• Proven experience in a similar role with clear, demonstrable outcomes in supplier or SRM development.
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills, with a proactive approach.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deliver at pace.
• Comfort working with limited information and turning ambiguity into structured, presentable insight.
• Confidence in presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, Excel and SharePoint.
• MCIPS (or equivalent experience) is highly desirable - Level 4 CIPS with a supporting track record is also suitable.
• Previous SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) experience.

Desirable Experience

• Power BI reporting exposure.
• Background in the public sector.

Fit & Mindset

The client is not looking for someone who only follows existing processes. They want someone who is:

• Flexible, inquisitive and solution-focused.
• Confident in challenging the status quo and helping to build and evolve approaches.
• Comfortable operating in a changing, sometimes ambiguous environment.

Why This Could Appeal to You

• Direct impact in a nationally important organisation within the public sector supply chain space.
• Opportunity to shape and improve supplier management practices rather than simply maintain them.
• Remote-friendly structure combined with meaningful on-site stakeholder engagement.