Supply Chain Manager

The Vacancy

Wates Group are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our Smartspace team.

This is a national role with responsibility for implementing the Wates Strategic Supply Chain Strategy across the Smartspace business, improving the resilience, capability, and performance of our supply chain, and leading a capable team to support delivery of our growth plans. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and develop the future of supply chain performance within a fast-paced and dynamic business unit.

Join us and progress your career with a talented, collaborative, and forward-thinking team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Supply Chain Managers are integral to our success. The focus of this role is to develop and implement a regional supply chain strategy that supports both group objectives and the unique needs of Smartspace, our specialist fit-out and refurbishment business. You will play a key role in leading category management, supplier development and performance management – enabling high-quality project delivery and driving continuous improvement.

As our Supply Chain Manager, you will:

• Work closely with the Smartspace leadership team to develop and embed a Supply Chain Strategy aligned with business growth plans.

• Lead the roll-out of Wates’ Category Management approach, developing and delivering strategies for key categories.

• Evaluate supplier capabilities and capacity and align procurement strategies with future business needs.

• Manage supplier onboarding to ensure compliance and successful integration into Smartspace operations.

• Segment and manage supplier relationships through structured reviews, updates, and engagement events including conferences and awards.

• Monitor and report on supplier performance using Wates’ scorecard system and performance dashboards.

• Collaborate with other divisions to optimise group buying power and drive best value.

• Provide leadership to a small, capable team, ensuring development, performance reviews, and succession planning are in place.

• Actively participate in the Group Supply Chain & Quality functional leadership team, contributing to improvement programmes and strategic planning.

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WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme

• Flexible working arrangements

• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)

• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)

• Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical Insurance, 8% employer pension contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holiday + bank holidays and more

• Excellent learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth

• Industry-leading family leave benefits including 26 weeks fully paid maternity and 12 weeks fully paid paternity

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.