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
