Supply Chain Manager

We're looking for a Supply Chain QA Manager to join our Devonport Royal Dockyard team based in Plymouth.

Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 42.5 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks. Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

KierBAM are a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. We're seeking an experienced Supply Chain QA Manager to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring quality and compliance across our supply chain operations on this prestigious nuclear-licensed site.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Supply Chain QA Manager, you'll be working within the Quality Assurance team, supporting them in maintaining the highest standards of supply chain integrity and compliance. Your day-to-day will include:

• Conducting supplier audits and validation to ensure they meet project requirements and understand their obligations when working on a nuclear-licensed site
• Reviewing supplier inspection and test plans, ensuring full traceability of products and maintaining the golden thread of quality documentation
• Collaborating with procurement, delivery, quality, safety, and security teams to develop and implement QC1 requirements for the supply chain
• Assessing technical risks and providing recommendations to mitigate them, whilst supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Trending audit data to identify learning opportunities and prevent repeat non-conformities, conducting site visits to assess supplier capability and align expectations

What are we looking for?

This role of Supply Chain QA Manager is ideal for you if:

• You hold a relevant qualification in Civil Engineering, Quality, or Construction (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, or MEng) and possess proven experience in quality assurance or technical assurance roles
• You have strong knowledge of industry standards, codes, and regulations, with ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training
• You bring excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across different teams
• You have experience conducting audits and managing compliance activities, with a keen eye for detail and analytical thinking
• You hold a CSCS Card (White/Managers level) and can meet BPSS security clearance requirements (you must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years)

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.