Source to Contract Manager

1 week ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Babcock International Full time £60,000 - £90,000 per year
Job Title: Source to Contract Manager

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68665

Shape the Future of Defence Supply Chains

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Source to Contract Manager at Staverton, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

The role

As a Source to Contract Manager, you'll lead strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier relationship management across our UK Aviation sector. This is a high-impact role where your expertise will help optimise supply chains for five sector business units and support the creation of business-winning solutions for future opportunities. You'll be at the heart of shaping dynamic, scalable supply chain strategies that enhance profitability and capability making a real difference to national defence and your career.

Day-to-day, you'll lead strategic sourcing and category management, collaborate with stakeholders to shape scalable procurement strategies, build strong supplier relationships, and act as a key escalation point for supply chain matters.
  • Leading strategic sourcing and category management across a diverse portfolio
  • Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs
  • Developing and implementing scalable sourcing strategies
  • Building and managing key supplier relationships
  • Acting as an escalation point for procurement and supply chain issues
Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. This role home based with travel to Staverton and other sites as required.

Essential experience of the Source to Contract Manager
  • Proven experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or similar roles
  • Strong background in supply chain functions within large commercial organisations
  • Expertise in developing compliant contracts
  • Skilled in using e-procurement tools to inform sourcing strategies
Qualifications for the Source to Contract Manager
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ).

What we offer
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading - buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave
  • 'Be Kind Day' - one paid day a year to volunteer with a chosen charity
  • Flexible working options
  • A dynamic working environment
Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/11/2025

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