Head of Supply Chain & Partnership Management
Interim Contract – Inside IR35
£600 – £650 per day
Hybrid (1 day per week Birmingham + UK travel)

Your new company

You will be joining a large, complex organisation operating within an asset-intensive environment. The business is continuing to strengthen and mature its supply chain capability as part of a wider transition programme, with a focus on ensuring operational resilience and delivery across a national estate.

Your new role

As Head of Supply Chain & Partner Management, you will take a key leadership role in stabilising, embedding and developing a growing function during a critical transition period.
The supply chain team is evolving from c.6 to 15 people and expanding its remit to incorporate wider commercial responsibilities. Your role will focus on holding the function together, completing the transition, and embedding effective ways of working, rather than leading a wholesale transformation.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Leading and developing a growing supply chain and commercial function
• Supporting the team through a period of change and transition, ensuring continuity and performance
• Embedding robust procurement, supplier management and governance processes
• Driving consistency in supplier performance management and engagement
• Supporting the recruitment and onboarding of additional team members
• Enhancing systems, processes and capability across e-tendering and procurement platforms
• Partnering with operational stakeholders to ensure supply chain supports delivery across physical assets and FM environments

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a commercially astute supply chain leader with experience operating in complex, operational environments, ideally within facilities management, infrastructure, or asset-heavy sectors.
You will bring:
• Proven experience delivering and embedding change within an established function
• Strong understanding of supply chain management, procurement processes and governance
• Experience of e-tendering systems, procurement tools and supplier frameworks
• Ability to lead through transition, stabilising teams and improving ways of working
• Experience growing or reshaping teams, with the ability to recruit and develop capability
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across operational and commercial functions
• Familiarity with FM or physical asset environments (highly desirable)

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to lead a high-impact function during a critical transition period
• Senior-level exposure across operations and commercial leadership
• Competitive day rate of up to £650 per day (Inside IR35)
• Flexible hybrid working with 1 day per week in Birmingham and occasional UK travel (2–3 times per fortnight)

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