Subcontract Manager

Company: Marshall Land Systems
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Location: Fen Ditton
Job Description:

A Purchasing & Supply Chain team member who is part of a cross functional project team, alongside other project roles accountable for managing and reporting all supplier and subcontractor delivery performance (cost, quality and delivery). A key aspect of this position will be to ensure that material cost is managed to the budget baseline and supplier/subcontractor compliance is managed to ensure delivery of contractual deliverables and identifying and mitigating all risks that may affect this.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the relationship with all key suppliers across the project.
  • Ensure clear alignment between Marshall and all suppliers on all key contractual deliverables and documentation such as Terms and Conditions, Statement of Work and Schedule of requirements.
  • Facilitate regular project reviews with all appropriate suppliers, inviting all necessary functional leaders as required.
  • Manage any non‑compliances of suppliers to the contract, seeking specialist support from the Bid Procurement Team or Category Team as required.
  • Track and regularly review supply and supplier risks against the programme.
  • Provide monthly subcontractor performance status reports to Head of Subcontract Management project managers.
  • Ensure all suppliers execute their responsibilities under the contract.
  • Validate and approve supplier payments in accordance with the contract.
  • Develop and sustain strong relationships with all key project, business and functional stakeholders.
  • Provide weekly 4‑Box reports detailing Successes, Opportunities, Failures and Threats (SOFT) to project managers and Head of Subcontract Management.

Qualifications

  • Strong communication skills.
  • Awareness of project management.
  • Strong negotiator.
  • Strong commercial acumen.
  • Ability to multi‑task.
  • At least 5 years of experience in project and/or subcontractor management.
  • Awareness of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, ideally IFS.
  • Successful track record of managing a variety of suppliers/contracts.
  • Cross‑functional working.
  • International supplier management.
  • APM certified – an advantage.
  • CIPS – not essential.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy/sell).
  • Pension contributions up to 9%.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Extensive flexible benefit programme including Cycle to Work.
  • Life assurance at 4x basic salary.
  • Enhanced parental leave and pay.
  • Paid volunteering leave.
  • Access to industry‑leading wellbeing resources and tools.

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Posted: May 27th, 2026