Head of Supply Chain - Submarines

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Job Title: Head of Supply ChainLocation: Plymouth, UK - Hybrid - Working from home options availableCompensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF 46434Creating Change TogetherAt Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Head of Supply Chain at our Devonport site.As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.Babcock International and Devonport The Head of Supply Chain role is based at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth.Working at Devonport puts the best of the South West at your fingertips. Amazing scenery, vibrant towns and numerous leisure opportunities - Its why Devon and Cornwall are such a desirable place to live and work.Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. Devonport has also recently been selectedas the base port for the Navys new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of theirmost critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.The roleThe difference our new Head of Supply Chain will makeAs a Head of Supply Chain, youll have a role thats out of the ordinary, as over the next five years, the Submarines business within Babcock is entering an unparalleled period of activity, with Base Maintenance, Deep Maintenance and Decommissioning programmesacross multiple vessel platforms. This, coupled with the need to ensure even better performance from our extended enterprise mean that now more than ever, the Procurement & Supply Chain Function need to take a front and centre role in the support of planning,executing and performance-managing the Supply Chain needed to help deliver the Submarine programme outputs.Day to day, youll relied upon as a senior leader that is sought to provide leadership to a team of Procurement professionals and enable us to plan, execute and deliver all the supply chain outputs required to support our live programmes and develop strategiesfor future programmes so they are planned and executed successfully.At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, youll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role requires regular travel to Plymouth, on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.Essential experience* Experience of providing leadership to a significant team of procurement professionals.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.* Demonstratable experience of end-to-end Supply Chain management. * Excellent relationship management ability.* You must be able to obtain Security Clearance (SC).What we offerGenerous benefits including:* Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays * Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave * Matched contribution pension scheme up to 5% of salary up to 8%, with life assurance* Employee share scheme - save tax and national insurance on shares, with 1 free share per 10 purchased* Employee shopping savings portal* Employment development allowance - £125 per year* Payment of Professional Fees* Reward and Recognition Scheme linked to Health and Safety* Working from home and flexible work patterns * Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing * Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme* Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your bestBabcock International For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; becourageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.