Supply Chain Executive - Operations

About the Role

Are you an experienced supply chain professional with looking for a new challenge? If you\’re looking for an exciting new opportunity to work and lead a team in the world of Nuclear during a crucial period of change, this position may be for you!

The opportunity

We’re looking for a Supply Chain Executive to manage the Operations function within nuclear operations supply chain. The role will support supply chain management of strategic partners by developing relationships and performance to support nuclear operations objectives

You will lead a team, develop and maintain capabilities from our strategic partner supplier base to support maintenance outages and core activities across the fleet. Safety management and compliance with licenced conditions and legislation are key elements of the company’s standards. The role will focus on ensuring safety, quality, time, and cost imperatives are embedded into our business.

If this sounds like a role for you, we would like to hear from you!
Pay, Benefits and Culture
We offer acompetitivesalary, bonus and pension scheme with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Nuclear Generation Personal Contract. The starting salary will bedependenton your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time, site-based position.

Alongside a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

Here at EDF UK, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

As a key member of the Supply Chain team, you’ll lead and guide a high-performing group to deliver on strategic goals and operational excellence. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and executing supply chain plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives while maintaining compliance with internal standards and external regulations.

You’ll support the development and implementation of policies and processes, particularly around the Acquire Goods and Services Standard, and act as a deputy for the Supply Chain Manager – Operations. Your work will also involve strengthening relationships with regulators and external stakeholders, driving continuous improvement, and enhancing performance through business optimisation and human performance tools.

Collaboration is central to this role—you’ll engage with peers across the Nuclear Family to identify shared opportunities, support training and compliance frameworks, and help develop skills across the team. From materials management to procurement engineering, your influence will help shape a more agile, efficient, and future-ready supply chain function.

Who you are

As the Supply Chain Executive, you’ll ideally hold a degree in a relevant subject and experience with a relevant professional qualification e.g. Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

You’ll have knowledge of different approaches to Supply Chain Management and Continuous Improvement techniques.

The successful Supply Chain Executive will have proven leadership, interpersonal skills, awareness of best practice advances in supply chain, above average IT ability and the ability to promote effective teamwork by personally acting as a mentor and role model.

Applications close for this role 5th June 2025. Interviews to follow w/c 23rd June.

What\’s in it for you?

Success is personal. It\’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we\’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero together.

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