Supply Chain Team Lead in Plymouth

The role involves leading high-performing teams that power critical national operations. As a Supply Chain Team Leader at Devonport, near Plymouth, you will lead and develop a team responsible for delivering critical procurement and supply chain operations. You will support complex defence, aerospace and engineering programmes, ensuring materials, services and systems are delivered efficiently to meet national security and public infrastructure needs. This is a leadership role where you will drive performance, shape processes and influence continuous improvement in a dynamic, collaborative environment that values innovation, accountability and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and developing a team of Supply Chain Coordinators to achieve business and personal objectives
• Overseeing open order management, requisition to purchase order conversion and invoice query resolution
• Monitoring team performance against key performance indicators and service level agreements
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to drive efficiency and best practice
• Collaborating with finance and procurement teams to support accurate reporting and forecasting

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience within supply chain or procurement operations
• Demonstrable experience managing or leading teams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong knowledge of order management, goods received processes and invoice resolution
• Ability to analyse data, produce reports and communicate insights effectively
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Qualifications:

• GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English, or equivalent
• Desirable: CIPS qualification or equivalent

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check security clearance for this role. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave per year to undertake volunteering
• Flexible working options to better integrate work and personal life
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you will be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services essential to national security and public infrastructure. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.