Supply Chain Operations Manager X2

12-Month Contract | £350-£400 per day | Inside IR35

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Operations Manager to join a leading engineering and energy organisation on an initial 12-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the timely delivery of critical goods and services across a complex, high-value manufacturing environment.

Working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, you will drive supplier performance, mitigate delivery risks, and support operational excellence across the supply chain function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and improve supplier delivery performance, ensuring critical goods and services are delivered on time and in full.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers, influencing stakeholders at all levels to achieve delivery commitments.
• Lead supplier reviews and performance discussions, resolving delivery issues and implementing recovery plans where required.
• Utilise project management and planning tools, including Gantt charts, manufacturing plans, and critical path analysis, to support delivery objectives.
• Expedite and prioritise urgent orders to protect programme schedules and business requirements.
• Monitor supplier KPIs and implement targeted improvement initiatives to address underperformance.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams to resolve supply chain challenges and remove delivery bottlenecks.
• Conduct root cause analysis of delivery failures and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Identify supply chain risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply.

Required Experience

• Proven experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, or Operations Management in a complex engineering or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success in managing supplier performance and driving measurable improvements.
• Experience working within industries such as aerospace, energy, defence, automotive, heavy engineering, or other high-value manufacturing sectors.
• Strong project management and planning capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a proactive approach to risk management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence both suppliers and internal teams.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.
• Experience using ERP systems and supply chain performance reporting tools is advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Initial 12-month contract.
• Competitive daily rate of £350-£400 per day.
• Inside IR35 engagement.
• Opportunity to work on complex, large-scale engineering programmes.
• Collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Exposure to critical supply chain operations supporting major infrastructure and energy projects.

If you are an experienced Supply Chain professional with a strong track record of supplier performance management and operational delivery, we would be keen to hear from you.