Labour Supply Manager

Agency Labour Supply Chain Manager

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Balfour Beatty are currently looking for an Agency Labour Supply Chain Manager to join our Enabling Functions - Procurement team. This role can be based at any UK office, with regular travel to BB and subcontractor offices/sites required.

The ideal candidate will come from an Agency Labour background
, bringing strong experience in managing temporary labour supply chains and working with multiple stakeholders.

Within this role, you will support Balfour Beatty in managing and optimising its temporary labour supply chain. Labour is high spend and high risk to Balfour Beatty. This position takes ownership for supporting operational performance for over £300m spend across tens of suppliers. It acts as the primary interface between Balfour Beatty’s operational teams, its agency supply chain, and Nutral as the Managed Service Provider (MSP), driving consistency, performance and strategic alignment across a diverse construction portfolio.

• Develop the blue‑collar labour strategy: translate business needs into workforce strategies, support supply‑chain capacity planning and early workforce mobilisation for upcoming projects and bids.
• Serve as the central point of contact for all labour agency‑related matters across Balfour Beatty’s business units.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key agency suppliers, ensuring performance, compliance and alignment with business goals.
• Engage with operational and commercial leads to understand workforce requirements and future labour demand.
• Facilitate two‑way feedback between the business and supply chain, identifying improvement opportunities and resolving issues swiftly.
• Support work‑winning efforts by advising on labour sourcing strategy, availability and risk, especially regarding skills supply and chain capability.
• Contribute to workforce strategies that improve ethical labour practices, compliance and commercial effectiveness.
• Analyse supply‑chain performance data, report trends and insights to key stakeholders within Balfour Beatty and Nutral.
• Communicate changes in strategy, process or supplier status to relevant project stakeholders.

• Proven experience within the construction labour supply chain, from an agency background or client‑side with direct exposure to agency workforce supply.
• Strong understanding of the challenges, risks and opportunities of temporary labour in construction environments.
• Confident stakeholder engagement and relationship‑management skills across operational and executive levels.
• Commercial awareness and ability to align supply‑chain performance with business outcomes.
• Experience in labour supply planning, supplier performance management and compliance oversight.
• Strong communication skills and ability to act as a trusted intermediary across multiple parties.
• Proactive, solutions‑driven mindset and ability to operate autonomously within a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

• Smart working with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full‑pay maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full‑pay paternity/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy while improving efficiencies and standardising our approaches, systems and processes.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of identity or background.