Job Description

Since 2018, Whitetree has empowered clients and delivered lasting impact through innovative solutions. We are a team passionate about trust, integrity, and excellence--offering you unmatched opportunities to grow and shape the future.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Procurement & Supply Chain Consultants to support our clients across the UK defence sector and potentially beyond. The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying, optimising and delivering supply chain services across complex programmes.
As an emerging service within the established Support Engineering team you will shape Whitetree's procurement and supply chain services, collaborating with our Technical and Strategic Services teams. This is your opportunity to join early, influence our direction, and drive future success.

Key Responsibilities:

Assess and optimise supply chain readiness, including supplier tiering, category management, inventory management, and obsolescence mitigation. Materials requirements demand and long-term sustainment planning. Demand signals and methodologies understood and applied. Identify, scope, and select Supply Chain for development, production or Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) bids and proposals, contributing to overall business development efforts. Lead clients in defining, designing and achieving procurement and supply chain objectives, ensuring alignment with broader business and operational strategies. Develop procurement strategies and plans. Ability to design and implement new supply chain solutions and works transfer activities. Plan and deliver supply chain work packages, ensuring alignment with project plans, timelines, and commercial frameworks. Engage and manage key stakeholders across client and supplier organisations to ensure collaboration, buy-in, and successful delivery of supply chain initiatives. Support digital transformation by identifying and implementing data-driven tools and technologies that improve supply chain visibility, resilience, and efficiency. Analyse supply chain performance data to develop actionable insights and recommend continuous improvement initiatives. Provide subject matter expertise in supply chain best practices, risk mitigation, opportunity realisation and regulatory compliance. Supplier Management, proactive issue identification and resolution. Ability to prepare negotiation plans. Seasoned negotiator with proven track record in achieving positive outcomes in key areas such as pricing, terms, conditions etc.

Required Requirements:

Extensive experience in defence, civil or military aerospace, or automotive procurement and or supply chain roles. Strong understanding of MOD acquisition and support processes (CADMID/CADMIT lifecycle). Familiarity with UK/US Defence Standards Defence Conditions and flow downs. Experience using ILS software tools and ERP/MRP systems. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Skilled in leading consultative project interventions. Accomplished negotiator. Ability to produce high-quality documentation and deliver presentations to clients. MCIPS, or similar professional qualification is highly desirable. Current right to live and work in the UK. Current SC clearance or willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check.
Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required Willing to use existing supplier network to benefit clients and identify business development opportunities to onboard suppliers as new clients.

Life at Whitetree

At Whitetree, we are proud to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career, with the chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry.
We are one of a select few Chartered Management Consultancies in the UK. This accreditation reflects our commitment to the highest standards of professional practice and ethical conduct in consulting. As part of our dedication to your professional growth, we're sponsoring many of our team to become Chartered Management Consultants themselves.
Whitetree's success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. Apply today to find out more.

Our competitive benefits package includes:

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off Flexible working arrangements with an early Friday finish (client-dependent) 6% matched pension contributions All-staff annual bonus scheme Private medical insurance for you, option to salary sacrifice for your family Professional development support, including chartership, mentoring and training budget 4 half-days of paid time for charity work annually 1000 employee recruitment bounty Electric car, cycle to work, tech salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discount vouchers

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We're proud of our

Silver Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award

, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.

Whitetree values the differences that a diverse workforce brings

to the organisation and will not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.

We are a disability confident employer.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email talent@whitetree.co.uk.

I don't meet the criteria?

If you don't meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact talent@whitetree.co.uk.

Compulsory National Security Vetting

Whitetree jobs are subject to national security vetting. Your eligibility for Security Clearance may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held, or any time you have spent outside of the UK. Please check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-national-security-vetting-solution-guidance-for-subjects

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