Supplier Relations Coordinator ? Procurement Team

Supplier Relations Coordinator – Procurement Team

Location: Cannock

Contract: Permanent

Kick?start your procurement career with a role that offers real progression, meaningful responsibility, and the chance to shape how we work with suppliers across the Briggs Equipment Group.

This is an ideal opportunity for a graduate or early?career professional looking to step into procurement, supplier management, or commercial operations within a large, growing organisation.

About Us

The Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across the UK and Ireland. As part of our wider Procurement function, you’ll play a key role in how we onboard, manage, and develop our supplier base. If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply — we hire potential as much as experience.

The Impact You Will Have

• In this role, you’ll take ownership of the full supplier lifecycle and become a trusted partner to internal teams and external suppliers. You will:
• Manage the complete supplier onboarding journey, ensuring compliance with governance, SHEQ, ESG, and operational standards.
• Champion supplier performance, maintaining SLAs, KPIs, insurance, and policy compliance.
• Lead data?driven reporting using scorecards, analytics, and trend insights to highlight risks and opportunities.
• Run structured supplier engagement including QBRs, performance reviews, and cross?functional meetings.
• Resolve supplier issues quickly and effectively, coordinating root?cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Procurement Category Managers, providing insights on supplier risk, segmentation, and alignment to category strategies.
• Maintain accurate supplier and contract records, ensuring renewals and governance documentation are always up to date.
• Support commercial value delivery, including rebate recovery, invoice discrepancy resolution, and cost?saving opportunities.
• Drive innovation and efficiency, identifying opportunities for process improvement and supplier?led innovation.
• Monitor supplier financial health and ethical standards, ensuring alignment with sustainability and resilience expectations.

What Will Help You Excel

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence to influence and build trusted relationships.
• Negotiation and influencing ability, balancing strong outcomes with positive supplier partnerships.
• Understanding of performance frameworks (KPIs, SLAs, RCA, 5 Whys, PDCA).
• Analytical capability to interpret data, spot trends, and turn insights into action.
• Competence in MS Office and reporting tools, especially Excel.

Perfect for:

• Graduates looking to break into procurement or supplier management.
• Early?career professionals wanting structured development and exposure across a large commercial function.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Clear development pathways and genuine career progression — both within Procurement and across the wider Briggs Group.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 3 additional days.
• Profit?share bonus scheme.
• Paycare and eyecare health support.
• Access to a wide range of high?street discounts.

What’s Next

If you’re ready to grow your career with a supportive team and a business that invests in your development, click Apply Now and a member of our team will be in touch.

Not sure if this is the right role? Visit our careers page and send us your CV — we’re always happy to review speculative applications.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process, please contact our Recruitment Team in advance so we can support you.