Assistant Supply Chain Manager - Willmott Dixon : Job Details

The Role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a motivated Assistant Supply Chain Manager within our Construction South business. With offices in Weybridge, Farnborough and Dartford, we deliver projects across multiple sectors within the Southern England and South London Boroughs regions.

As the successful candidate, you will report into our highly experienced Supply Chain Manager and work with our teams across pre-construction, delivery and aftercare to assist in the development and management of our supply chain partners, ensuring they meet our current and future business needs.

If you have strong negotiation and influencing skills, an operational drive and the ability to adapt to change, then this could be the right role for you. You will be commercially astute with the ability to engage and influence at all levels, you must be passionate to drive value and quality of product.

You will ideally have worked in a similar role within the construction sector, but not necessarily. Alternatively you may already work in a different role within construction, but have a passion to transfer your skills and knowledge into a supply chain based role.

The Project

Some of the main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the SC Manager to ensure we have a supply chain that can meet the demands and needs of our business.
• Building relationships with our partners to understand capability and capacity.
• Analysing cost of error and proposing changes in relation to supply chain.
• Driving consistency in approach across our supply chain partners to ensure high standards are understood and met on every project.
• Supporting the SC Manager with delivering regular key business updates to our supply chain.
• Managing performance feedback from our teams in relation to our supply chain and using this to influence decision making.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Minimum BTEC or Level 3 equivalent
• Experience in/or knowledge of supply chain management, procurement within the construction sector
• Ability to build relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders
• A problem solving mindset to review and improve processes/change
• Able to communicate effectively
• Work well as part of a team

Desirable

• Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Management, Construction Management, Commercial Management or a relevant discipline.
• Working towards membership of a related professional body e.g. CIPS or CIOB.
• Knowledge of Public Contract Regulations 2015 and other relevant legislation and policy in relation to public procurement

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths.

Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.