Supply Chain Manager -Regional - Construction & Refurbishment
Base: Stoke on Trent or Warrington Office- Hybrid working
Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday
Join our team as a Regional Supply Chain Manager working closely with Operations, Bid and Estimating teams to build and manage a high-performing supply chain supporting refurbishment and construction projects across key sectors including education, healthcare, hotels and student accommodation. Much of our work takes place in live operational environments, where safety, speed, quality and reliability are critical.
The Regional Supply Chain Manager will develop and manage regional supply chain capability to support the delivery of refurbishment and construction programmes across our core sectors. The role will ensure the business has the right subcontractors and suppliers in place to support project delivery, maximise commercial value and maintain high performance across our projects.
This is a great opportunity to take ownership, use your commercial insight and develop in a supportive team with a healthy work/life balance. Our hybrid model allows you to work from home while also being out in the business several times a week to engage suppliers and strengthen regional coverage.
This fulltime position is 37.5 hours per week, generally worked 8:30am5:00pm. However, we offer flexibility where needed, as securing the right candidate is our priority
Whats in it for you:
- Attractive salary and benefits package to suit you
- Company car allowance
- 27 Days Hols & BH option to buy or sell holidays
- Company pension scheme up to 7.5%
- We also offer; Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and many more….
An outline of your responsibility as a Regional Supply Chain Manager
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Developing and delivering local and national supply chain strategies that support business plans, margin delivery and category objectives.
- Managing supplier and subcontractor relationships across key construction trades supporting refurbishment and construction works within education, healthcare, hospitality and student accommodation environments including monitoring performance, driving commercial value and maintaining clear ownership of key material/manufacturer partners.
- Coordinating the timely review of supplier price changes, assessing requests and supporting decisions that align with commercial expectations and wider market indicators.
- Maintaining a balanced and resilient supply base, including mapping trade coverage across the region and ensuring each locality has appropriate, vetted contractor options.
- Supporting the delivery of rebate and commercial value programmes, working with suppliers to confirm volumes, explore opportunities and contribute to annual valuegeneration targets.
- Keeping up to date with market conditions, feeding insights into national and regional strategies, and identifying opportunities for innovation.
- Working with Operations and the wider Supply Chain team on improvement projects, tender activity, mobilisation support and valuebased selections.
- Producing clear documentation, performance information and reports to support decisionmaking.
- Ensuring all activity complies with supply chain processes, procedures and Health & Safety requirements.
About You
Experience in supply chain or procurement roles within the construction and refurbishment sector, ideally supporting projects in live operational environments such as education, healthcare or hospitality. Along with experience supporting pre-construction, tendering and operational teams to ensure supply chain capability aligns with project requirements.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work confidently with pricing, coverage mapping, supplier performance data and rebate information. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders. A proactive approach, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.
This role requires a valid driving licence because youll be travelling to meet suppliers and maintain strong working relationships
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 20 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients.
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for in this, or another role.
