Supplier Relationship Lead in Glasgow

Supplier Relationship Lead

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Supplier Relationship Lead to support our global business in supplier management, procurement, and subcontracting activities. This role is central to ensuring effective supplier engagement, robust governance, and efficient purchasing processes across multiple regions and divisions.

Working closely with project teams and key stakeholders, you will help drive supplier performance, support strategic sourcing activities, and contribute to the continual improvement of procurement and supplier management processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier & Subcontractor Management
• Supplier Qualification & Onboarding
• Procurement & Purchasing Support
• Contract & Commercial Support
• Continuous Improvement & Business Support

Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring the business engages the most appropriate partners for projects and operational needs.

Manage supplier onboarding and prequalification processes, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, regulatory, and performance requirements.

Review purchase requests, coordinate approval workflows, issue purchase orders, and maintain approved supplier information within company systems.

Support negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors to establish suitable commercial terms and conditions, ensuring contractual and statutory requirements are addressed.

Identify opportunities to improve procurement and supplier management processes while supporting tenders, proposals, subcontract performance reviews, audits, and training activities.

Key Role Requirements

• Proven experience in supplier relationship management and procurement.
• Strong understanding of purchasing processes and supply chain principles.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within the upstream oil & gas and/or offshore renewables sector
• Strong commercial awareness with an understanding of contract law and subcontract management

Benefits

• We are a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and welcoming place to work
• We work flexibly at Xodus which means how you work your day is flexible with a combination of working in the office and at home.
• It goes without saying that we offer a Market Competitive Salary to ensure that you know your efforts and inputs are valued
• We offer a Company pension scheme to allow you to save for your future
• Access to training and development opportunities
• We have enhanced parental and shared parental leave pay policies available from day one of employment
• We have a number of comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits available for you and your family, including, Private Medical Insurance, Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• We ensure there is always something fun to look forward to in the social calendar. From the summer BBQ, Christmas Party, taking part in charitable events or suggesting your own social idea, we celebrate everyone's version of fun. We think our colleagues are the most important part of work, they are who we spend a large proportion of our time with and want to ensure everyone enjoys coming to work.

Xodus is dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace where, every voice is valued, every perspective is celebrated, and everyone can thrive.

Connect with like-minded individuals and allies through our Employee Networks, including Xodus Women's Network, X Pride, Neurodiversity Network and Wellbeing Network.

Join us at Xodus and be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy. Together, we have the power to create change and make a difference.

Further Information

Please contact recruitment@xodusgroup.com for further information on this opportunity.

The closing date for this role is 8th September 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!