Senior Supply Chain Manager

Senior Supply Chain Manager
Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Hybrid & Flexible Working Available)
Salary: Upto £65,000 Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

This is your opportunity to take ownership within a high-tech defence manufacturing environment, delivering at scale on one of the UK's most complex and strategically significant programmes. Work on a long-term, nationally significant programme with real-world impact. Joining a stable, well-funded environment with long-term career growth and progression. If you're an experienced supply chain professional ready to step into a high-impact leadership role, this is where your expertise will shape outcomes on a national scale.

What's In It For You

• Competitive salary + car allowance


• Strong pension offering


• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits


• Flexible benefits including green car schemes and lifestyle discounts


• Annual incentive opportunities


• Relocation support available (subject to eligibility)

You’ll operate in the procurement and supply chain leadership-where decisions carry real weight, timelines are critical, and performance truly matters. You’ll lead & influence complex supply chains in a cutting‑edge engineering and manufacturing setting. Being part of a culture that values integrity, performance, and inclusion, influencing complex supply chains in a cutting‑edge engineering and manufacturing setting.

What You’ll Be Driving

You’ll take the lead across a critical supplier landscape, ensuring delivery, performance, and strategic alignment across a major programme.

• Lead and inspire a team of supply chain professionals, managers, and subcontractors to deliver against an ambitious supply chain strategy


• Own and manage a portfolio of business‑critical suppliers, ensuring performance, resilience, and value


• Build powerful relationships across internal functions and external partners to drive programme success


• Negotiate complex, high‑value contracts within regulated defence and government frameworks


• Develop and execute robust Contract Management Plans that ensure control, compliance, and continuous improvement


• Hold accountability for supplier performance‑past, present, and future—ensuring delivery against key metrics

What You Bring

You’re already operating at a senior level and thrive in complex, high‑stakes environments.

• 5+ years’ experience in procurement or supply chain within large‑scale programmes, defence manufacturing or major subcontracting environments


• Strong track record in contract strategy, negotiation, and supplier management


• Proven leadership capability—able to build, develop, and motivate high‑performing teams


• Commercially astute, confident operating within structured and regulated frameworks with a mindset that values collaboration, innovation, and diversity of thought

Senior Supply Chain Manager - Apply now for next steps!

*** applicants must be based in the UK to commit to hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard/security vetting checks ***

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