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Senior Supply Chain Manager Location: Barrow in Furness (Hybrid & Flexible Working Available). Salary: Up to £65,000 Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits This is your opportunity to take ownership within a high tech defence manufacturing environment, delivering at scale on one of the UK's most complex and strategically significant programmes. Work on a long term, nationally significant programme with real world impact. Joining a stable, well funded environment with long term career growth and progression. If you're an experienced supply chain professional ready to step into a high impact leadership role, this is where your expertise will shape outcomes on a national scale. What's In It For You Competitive salary + car allowance Strong pension offering Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits Flexible benefits including green car schemes and lifestyle discounts Annual incentive opportunities Relocation support available (subject to eligibility) What You'll Be Driving You'll take the lead across a critical supplier landscape, ensuring delivery, performance, and strategic alignment across a major programme. Lead and inspire a team of supply chain professionals, managers and subcontractors to deliver against an ambitious supply chain strategy Own and manage a portfolio of business critical suppliers, ensuring performance, resilience and value Build powerful relationships across internal functions and external partners to drive programme success Negotiate complex, high value contracts within regulated defence and government frameworks Develop and execute robust Contract Management Plans that ensure control, compliance and continuous improvement Hold accountability for supplier performance-past, present and future-ensuring delivery against key metrics What You Bring You're already operating at a senior level and thrive in complex, high stakes environments. 5+ years' experience in procurement or supply chain within large scale programmes, defence manufacturing or major subcontracting environments Strong track record in contract strategy, negotiation and supplier management Proven leadership capability - able to build, develop and motivate high performing teams Commercially astute, confident operating within structured and regulated frameworks with a mindset that values collaboration, innovation and diversity of thought Applicants must be based in the UK to commit to the hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard/security vetting checks.

i am currently recruiting an Account Manager for an award winning family run business who are a market leader in their field. You'll be the primary point of contact for a portfolio of retail clients, ensuring their goals are understood, supported, and exceeded. You'll collaborate with internal teams, manage projects from brief to delivery, and identify opportunities to grow accounts through strategic insight and proactive communication. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships Understand client objectives and translate them into clear internal briefs Oversee campaign/project delivery to ensure quality, timelines, and budgets are met Provide regular reporting, insights, and strategic recommendations Resolve challenges quickly and professionally About You Proven experience in account management, client services, or a similar role Excellent communication and presentation skills Highly organised with strong attention to detail Commercially aware with a proactive mindset Confident managing multiple projects in a fast-paced

A leading defence manufacturing firm in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager to drive performance across critical suppliers. In this hybrid role, you will manage a portfolio of key suppliers, negotiate complex contracts, and lead a team to ensure strategic alignment within large-scale programmes. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of relevant experience and a proven ability to lead high-performing teams in a dynamic environment. Excellent benefits, including a competitive salary and car allowance, are offered.

Overview An experienced Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Policy Officer role to shape policy on one of the UK Government's most high profile and sensitive programmes, within a fast moving, mission critical directorate at the heart of government. Responsibilities Develop policy solutions to complex, sensitive, and often novel issues Produce high quality policy papers, ministerial submissions, and briefings Provide clear, concise advice to senior leaders and Ministers (written & oral) Manage a portfolio of policy work independently and at pace Build and maintain strong relationships across departments and Whitehall Support cross government collaboration and influence decision making Analyse complex information and translate it into actionable insights Contribute to legal and operational policy development Engage with senior stakeholders and leadership teams regularly Requirements Strong background in central government policy roles Experience developing policy for sensitive or complex issues Proven track record of drafting policy papers and submissions Excellent communication skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders Ability to build relationships and influence across government Comfortable delivering high quality work at pace Ideal experience within security, defence, or international departments Candidates must already hold or be able to gain and maintain Security Clearance

A government consulting firm is seeking an experienced Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Policy Officer to shape policy for a high-profile UK Government programme. You will develop solutions for complex issues, produce policy papers, and provide concise advice to Ministers. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in government policy, excellent communication skills, and experience engaging senior stakeholders. Security clearance is required for this role.

Commercial Procurement Service Business Partner Recruiting a Commercial and procurement specialist for a company who works very closely with many areas of central government and many different police services. To be successful in this role you require : Your procurement experience must cover the end-to-end process, not just pre-procured commercial services You need to be able to be flexible in your approach to contact management and not just process driven You must have knowledge of commercial modules Experience in contract management - governance to recording supplier management Experience of taking on new categories, some might be £15K and others £5million What will you be doing : Developing and maintaining a deep and trusted working relationship with the business to deliver joined-up approaches to the delivery of services whilst ensuring adherence to procurement policy, legislation, regulations and best practices across the organisation, driving and developing the functional aspects of procurement Working collaboratively with the business to drive value for money and quality in the business's procurement and commercial engagements and offering commercial support Delivering regulated, strategic or high value procurement activity and proactive support for below threshold procurement Undertaking regular supplier assurance and due diligence activities and assure regulatory compliance in relation to specified contracts and market analysis and supplier development Managing compliance with the Central Digital Platform and stay abreast of, and implementing, further guidance issued by the Cabinet Office

A consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Commercial Procurement Service Business Partner. The ideal candidate will have extensive procurement experience and flexibility in contact management. Responsibilities include developing relationships with stakeholders, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and delivering high-value procurement activities. Experience in contract management and supplier assurance is essential for this role. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with government agencies and police services.