26-084 Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

JOB TITLE - Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

LOCATION - Any NSG office

DEPARTMENT - Corporate Overhead

POSITION - Staff

CLEARANCE - BPSS

Working at NSG

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others. This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

The Role

The Procurement & Supply Chain Manager leads the Procurement function, ensuring it provides a commercially focused, compliant and effective service that supports business and project objectives.

The role is accountable for procurement governance, processes, and continuous improvement, ensuring consistent application of best practice across the organisation. It leads and develops the procurement team, including management of Buyers, to drive capability, performance, and engagement.

The Procurement & Supply Chain Manager has overall responsibility for supply chain management, including category management, supplier performance and development, non-conformance management, supplier audits and compliance. As the focal point for supplier governance and performance reporting, the role ensures a resilient and effective supply chain that delivers value and quality while managing risk.

The role ensures procurement delivers measurable business value through effective stakeholder engagement, robust governance, and strong commercial and supply chain performance.

Key Objectives

Leadership & Department Management

• Provide strategic leadership to the Procurement function, overseeing Buyers, the Purchasing Manager and the wider team.
• Line management of Buyers, Senior buyers and Purchasing Manager.
• Set clear direction, priorities, and expectations aligned to business and project needs.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and capability development.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing through recruitment, onboarding, and development.
• Deliver procurement related business plan activities and contribute to longer-term development objectives.
• Coordinate procurement activities across sectors to align business priorities, resource allocation, and delivery commitments.
• Collaborate and engage with other Commercial Function Leads, Heads of Functions and business areas as required.

Governance, Compliance & Process Ownership

• Own and define procurement policies, procedures, templates, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure consistent application of procurement standards across all business areas.
• Provide oversight of sourcing, onboarding, tendering, and purchasing activities.
• Monitor compliance, identifying risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure alignment with commercial, ethical, quality, safety, sustainability and legislative requirements.
• Lead complex escalations, commercial risks, and supplier disputes where required.
• Embed data-driven governance through reporting, controls, and review mechanisms.

Supply Chain Management

• Develop and maintain the organisation's Supply Chain Strategy.
• Lead supply chain governance, performance management, and supplier relationship management.
• Establish and monitor supplier KPIs, performance reviews, and improvement plans.
• Oversee supplier audits and ensure compliance with business, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage supplier non-conformances (NCRs), ensuring effective resolution and trend analysis.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks to support business continuity.
• Drive supply chain optimisation through supplier rationalisation, demand aggregation, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier partnerships and long-term agreements.
• Provide supply chain insight, performance reporting, and recommendations to support business decision-making.
• Work with Lead Buyers and key stakeholders to ensure effective supplier management and alignment with business and project objectives.

Strategic Procurement & Business Engagement

• Provide strategic input to high-value, high-risk, or complex procurement activities.
• Lead sourcing activities, supplier selection, tendering, and contract negotiations.
• Strengthen integration between Procurement and key functions (Projects, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Business Winning).
• Promote early procurement engagement across projects and bids.
• Represent procurement at senior forums, project reviews, and strategic discussions.
• Align procurement strategy with wider business objectives.
• Influence business decision-making through commercial insight and procurement expertise.

Performance, Reporting & Metrics

• Develop and implement procurement performance frameworks, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Ensure effective tracking and reporting of:

• Spend and cost management
• Tendering and sourcing activity
• Supplier performance and non-conformance
• Process compliance and governance
• Resource utilisation and workload
• Procurement improvement initiatives

• Use data insights to inform planning, forecasting, and risk management.
• Drive accountability and transparency across procurement activities

Continuous Improvement & Procurement Maturity

• Lead continuous improvement across procurement processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Drive standardisation and simplification of procurement activities.
• Identify and implement automation and digitalisation opportunities
• Ensure improvements are embedded, measured, and sustained.
• Develop a mature, scalable procurement function aligned with business strategy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CIPS Level 5/ 6 (or equivalent) - Essential
• Formal leadership or management training - Essential
• IOSH Managing Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent - Relevant training will be provided if required

Experience & Knowledge

• Significant experience in procurement leadership, strategic sourcing, or commercial roles - Essential
• Proven experience leading and developing teams - Essential
• Strong commercial acumen (negotiation, contract management, risk mitigation) - Essential
• Experience developing procurement strategies and governance frameworks - Essential
• Demonstrable experience improving supply chain performance and maturity - Essential
• Strong understanding of procurement across project and indirect spend environments - Essential
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional decisions - Essential
• Familiarity with procurement systems, ERP tools, and reporting frameworks - Essential
• Knowledge of regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements - Essential

Skills & Abilities

• Strategic thinking and planning aligned to business objectives - Essential
• Excellent leadership and people management capability - Essential
• Strong communication and influencing skills at senior level - Essential
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with pragmatic decision-making - Essential
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills - Essential
• Commercial and financial awareness - Essential
• Ability to manage risk and complex escalations - Essential
• Capability to drive change, improvement, and organisational maturity - Essential
• Proficiency in procurement systems and Microsoft Office - Essential

Package

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Overtime – 37.5-60hours per week – Time and half

Overtime – 60+ hours per week or Sundays – Double time

Life Assurance 3x Salary

Private Healthcare package

Pension – Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%

Discretionary bonus

187.5 hours per year holiday allowance

Professional memberships covered

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer