Supply Chain Manager

Job Title:                     Supply Chain Manager

Location:                     Bristol, South Gloucestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:           Competitive + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF73090

Shape the supply chain behind one of the UK’s most critical clean energy programmes

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Supply Chain Manager at Aztec West, near Bristol, South Gloucestershire.

As a core part of the Babcock International Group, Cavendish Nuclear delivers some of the most complex and high‑profile projects in the UK. From clean energy to national infrastructure, our work directly supports long‑term energy security and sustainability — and we put people at the heart of everything we do.

The role

As a Supply Chain Manager, you’ll take a leading role within the MEH Alliance, supporting the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station programme — one of the most significant clean energy projects in the UK. You’ll lead end‑to‑end procurement and contract delivery activities, ensuring suppliers are selected, mobilised and managed to meet demanding safety, quality, cost and schedule requirements.

This is a high‑impact leadership role where your decisions will influence programme success, nuclear safety and long‑term infrastructure delivery. You’ll work collaboratively across engineering, commercial and project teams, while developing high‑performing supply chain and contract management teams. In return, you’ll gain exposure to a nationally significant project, expand your leadership capability, and build a career in one of the most respected engineering and nuclear organisations in the country.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Leading procurement and sourcing activities from strategy through tendering, negotiation and contract award.
• Managing supply chain and contract management teams, providing clear leadership and direction.
• Overseeing post‑award contract delivery, mobilisation and NEC contract administration.
• Monitoring supplier performance, risk, capacity and long‑lead items to ensure programme delivery.
• Collaborating with engineering, planning, quality and commercial teams to support project outcomes.

The role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and is based at Aztec West, Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential experience of the Supply Chain Manager:

• Significant experience delivering procurement and supply chain operations within major infrastructure, engineering or nuclear programmes.
• Proven leadership experience managing procurement and contract delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and contract administration practices.
• Demonstrated capability in supplier performance, risk and commercial management.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.

Qualifications for the Supply Chain Manager:

• Degree or professional qualification in supply chain management, procurement, engineering or business.
• CIPS qualification or equivalent professional accreditation (or qualified by experience).
• Experience within nuclear or regulated infrastructure programmes is advantageous.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March. annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 18/05/2026

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