Head of Supply Chain

px Group

Head of Supply Chain providing strategic leadership across procurement and logistics for multi-project delivery. Ensuring on-time and quality goods and services support in a fast-paced heavy engineering environment.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeSunderland • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and deliver the Group Supply Chain Strategy, aligned to business targets, growth, and project delivery requirements
Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, expanding and strengthening the supplier base
Negotiate long-term supplier agreements, payment terms
Build relationships and develop partnerships / key framework agreements and MPAs with strategic suppliers
Implement supplier scorecards, performance criteria, and metrics
Monitor global commodity trends, logistics constraints, interpret movements, highlighting risk and/or opportunity to project margins
Lead the development of Supply Chain and Procurement systems, processes, organisational structure, and capabilities
Lead the Supply Chain & Procurement teams, ensuring delivery of QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) across all projects
Ensure Procurement processes comply with the company IMS, ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 frameworks
Oversee RFQ > PR > PO Procurement processes and governance, ensuring accuracy against specification, FTR performance, and alignment with project schedules
Manage high-value, key supplier purchase order/contracts

Requirements

What you’ll need

CIPS qualified to L5 or working towards
Extensive Senior Procurement/Supply Chain leadership experience in construction, heavy engineering, or process industries
Strong commercial acumen with proven success in high-value negotiations
Global sourcing experience of high-value, bespoke equipment
Experience sourcing structural steel, OEM equipment, fabricated assemblies, and coated products
Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams across more than one location
Strong understanding of ISO frameworks and EN1090 requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingsupplier agreementssupplier scorecardsperformance metricsProcurement processesRFQPRPO Procurementnegotiationglobal sourcing

Soft Skills

leadershiprelationship buildingcommercial acumenteam managementorganizational skillscommunication

Certifications

CIPS Level 5