Supply Chain Specialist

Job Title:                     Supply Chain Specialist

Location:                     Aztec West, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:           Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF73087

Shape the Supply Chain Behind One of the UK’s Most Critical Clean Energy Programmes.

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Supply Chain Specialist at our Aztec West, Bristol site.

The role

As a Supply Chain Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll have a role that’s both meaningful and rewarding. You’ll support the effective procurement and delivery of bulk materials and services, contributing directly to one of the UK’s largest and most important nuclear infrastructure programmes.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Support end‑to‑end procurement activities, including market engagement, tendering, negotiation and contract award


• Prepare tender documentation, evaluation reports and contract documentation in line with governance and commercial strategy


• Collaborate with engineering, project management, finance and wider stakeholders to deliver effective supply chain solutions


• Identify and manage commercial and supply chain risks, resolving issues and supporting dispute resolution


• Maintain accurate procurement, supplier and contract records across relevant systems

This is a permanent, full‑time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Aztec West, Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available. You will be working a minimum of two days per week on site.

Essential experience of the Supply Chain Specialist:

• Experience in a procurement, commercial or supply chain role within a project or operational environment


• Proven ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders


• Strong communication, negotiation and organisational skills


• Experience managing competing priorities in a structured, compliant environment


• Knowledge of supply chain governance, risk management and ethical procurement principles

Qualifications for the Supply Chain Specialist:

• Degree or professional qualification in supply chain management, procurement or business or qualified by experience


• Membership of, or working towards, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or equivalent is advantageous


• Familiarity with NEC contract forms would be beneficial

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.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 is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.


• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity


• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

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 [email protected] 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: 31/08/2026

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