Supply Chain Manager

The Vacancy

Wates Group is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to join our Smartspace team.

This is a national role responsible for implementing the Wates Strategic Supply Chain Strategy across the Smartspace business, enhancing resilience, capability, and performance of our supply chain, and leading a capable team to support our growth plans. This role offers a great opportunity to shape and develop the future of supply chain performance within a fast-paced and dynamic business unit.

Join us and advance your career with a talented, collaborative, and forward-thinking team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Supply Chain Managers are crucial to our success. The focus of this role is to develop and implement a regional supply chain strategy that supports group objectives and the specific needs of Smartspace, our specialist fit-out and refurbishment business. You will lead category management, supplier development, and performance management to enable high-quality project delivery and continuous improvement.

As our Supply Chain Manager, you will:

• Work closely with the Smartspace leadership team to develop and embed a Supply Chain Strategy aligned with business growth plans.
• Lead the implementation of Wates' Category Management approach, developing strategies for key categories.
• Assess supplier capabilities and capacity, aligning procurement strategies with future business needs.
• Manage supplier onboarding to ensure compliance and successful integration into Smartspace operations.
• Segment and manage supplier relationships through structured reviews, updates, and engagement events including conferences and awards.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance using Wates' scorecard system and dashboards.
• Collaborate with other divisions to optimise group buying power and maximize value.
• Provide leadership to a small, capable team, ensuring development, performance reviews, and succession planning.
• Participate actively in the Group Supply Chain & Quality leadership team, contributing to improvement programmes and strategic planning.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel coverage to any of our sites (subject to HMRC rates)
• Extensive benefits including Private Medical Insurance, 8% employer pension contribution, Health and Wellness programmes, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, and more
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Industry-leading family leave benefits including 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies, with over 125 years of legacy in the built environment.

Our purpose is 'reimagining places for people to thrive', guided by our three promises:

• Thriving places: Creating sustainable, inclusive places with our partners and communities.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Fostering inclusive opportunities and relationships for everyone involved with us.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People and a Disability Confident employer, committed to fair recruitment processes.

Awards

• Best Project - Inside Housing Development Awards
• 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• Gold Investors in People 2022
• Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• Top 50 Employers for Women 2022
• 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards