Sustainability Supply Chain Manager in Cambuslang

The Supply Chain Manager will play a key part in the T3 plan, confirming and accelerating SP Transmission (SPT) sustainability commitments and delivering, monitoring and continuously improving the SPT supply chain through effective management of suppliers to ensure environmental and sustainability targets are achieved and that ISO20400 principles are maintained. The role supports the delivery of the Sustainability and Environmental commitments within the RIIO‑T2 and T3 Capex programmes to the required timescales agreed in the business plan, setting strategy plans with all key stakeholders to ensure commitments are met, and highlighting and addressing any blockers to achieving the commitments.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the specification of required products and services to facilitate sustainability improvements.
• Assist the review of contractors’ environmental and sustainability tender documentation with particular emphasis on environmental and sustainability regulations and requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company and legislative sustainability policies, including related contract requirements, through contribution to the contracting process, auditing of contractor/supplier processes and liaison with various third parties.
• Identify and develop supplier performance processes in line with ISO20400 principles.
• Drive supplier performance excellence across the company through best‑practice sharing and communication of KPI/metric comparisons and benchmarks.
• Action and lead engagement across the business, ensuring supplier performance meets the needs of existing and future requirements.
• Promote the continued implementation of RIIO‑ED2 commitments with supply‑chain partners.
• Manage sustainability advisors to deliver our sustainability RIIO‑T3 commitments.

What you’ll bring

• Strong communicator (written and verbal) able to effectively present and report information to all.
• Good influencing and collaborative skills, including working with third parties such as contractors.
• Understanding and awareness of key business drivers and commercial context in which SPEN operates.
• Degree‑level qualification, preferably in an environmental discipline.
• In‑depth knowledge of Supply Chain Management.
• Understanding of environmental legislation, regulatory guidance and standards.
• Understanding of the environmental and sustainability issues associated with supply chains and methods to manage and reduce them (e.g., ISO20400, PAS2080, BS8001).
• Sound planning and analysis skills – anticipate problems and plan solutions.
• Ability to plan and deliver work programmes autonomously.
• Experience in managing projects, staff and working as part of a project team.
• Demonstrable experience in supplier performance development.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary reviewed annually.
• Pension scheme with double match up to a company contribution of 10%.
• 36 days of annual leave.
• Holiday Purchase.
• Share schemes.
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding.
• Technology vouchers.
• Electric vehicle schemes.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme and public‑transport season‑ticket loans.
• Healthcare benefit options including dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments.
• Life assurance (4× salary).
• Access to SavSmart financial wellbeing support.
• Shopping, leisure, restaurant, gym discounts and employee deals on travel insurance.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long‑term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy‑related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.