At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape supplier relationships and drive performance in a global design engineering consultancy.
- Company: Dynamic consultancy focused on innovation and sustainability in supplier management.
- Benefits: Private medical insurance, life assurance, wellbeing support, and social events.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for continuous improvement and career growth.
- Why this job: Influence global procurement decisions and make a real impact on design collaborations.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement or supplier management with strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Overview
In this role you will shape and embed supplier relationship management across a global practice.
You will collaborate with project teams, design and engineering disciplines, and external partners to drive performance, strengthen strategic partnerships, and reduce supply chain risk.
You will lead frameworks that create lasting business impact while championing sustainability and continuous improvement.
This position offers the chance to influence global procurement decisions and work on high-impact design and engineering collaborations.
- Pay / Benefits
- private medical insurance for you and family
- life assurance
- personal travel insurance
- wellbeing support (virtual GP, mental health, lifestyle coaching)
- retailer discounts
- subsidised catering facilities, social events and sports activities
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a supplier relationship management framework that delivers measurable business impact
- Influence strategic supply chain decisions across a global, collaborative organisation
- Develop strong partnerships with design, engineering and specialist consultancy suppliers
- Champion sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement throughout the supply chain
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver value, manage risk and drive performance
- Drive supplier performance and support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives
- Establish governance frameworks and manage supplier lifecycle effectively
- Identify, assess and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks in complex environments
- Key requirements
- Proven experience delivering value through procurement or supplier relationship management in professional services, architecture, engineering or consultancy
- Expertise in developing and implementing supplier relationship management programmes and governance frameworks
- Ability to identify, assess and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks
- Experience using supplier management tools such as Ivalua, Coupa and GEP Smart
- Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence at all levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commercial, delivery-focused mindset
- Experience driving supplier performance, continuous improvement and innovation
- Outstanding communication, proactive, resilient and collaborative approach
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical thinking
- Proactiveness
- Ivalua
- Coupa
- GEP Smart
Supplier Relationship Manager (Design Engineering Consultancy) in London employer: Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and excellence in fire safety engineering. Located in London, the company fosters a collaborative work culture with a strong emphasis on professional development, offering extensive benefits such as private medical insurance, wellbeing support, and opportunities for continuous learning. Join a diverse team dedicated to shaping impactful designs while enjoying a vibrant workplace filled with social events and activities.
