Supplier Manager

Function: Purchasing
Contract: Full time – Permanent
Location: Pyms Lane, Crewe, CW1 3PL with flexible hybrid working

Bentley Motors is combining a world of luxury and progressive technology to embrace an electrified future. Join us as we embark on the most transformative phase in Bentley’s history.

Purpose of the Role

Join the Purchasing team as a Supplier Manager, where you’ll lead strategic supplier management initiatives and support the delivery of world-class vehicles. You’ll play a pivotal role in Bentley’s transformation, driving supplier performance to help us meet our Beyond100+ strategy goals.

Reporting into the Senior Supplier Manager, your main responsibilities include:

• Leading the project management of key supplier management activities
• Driving quality, delivery, and lead-time improvements through structured problem solving
• Collaborating cross-functionally with R&D, manufacturing, logistics, and quality teams
• Supporting functional and senior management decision making through clear reporting and insight
• Proactively shaping and contributing to the supplier management strategy
• Managing supplier relationships with a focus on continuous improvement
• Providing business-critical KPI reporting to various stakeholders

About the Team

Our Purchasing Supplier Management team sits at the heart of Bentley’s operations, ensuring our suppliers are aligned with the business’s evolving priorities. We work collaboratively across departments to manage supplier performance and support Bentley’s ambitious Beyond100+ goals. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and delivery, our team plays a key role in enabling Bentley’s transition toward electrification and sustainability. This is an exciting time to join a forward-thinking team that values progress, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.

About You – Skills and Experience

• Experience in project planning, management, and delivery
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
• Intermediate Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Automotive industry experience (desirable)
• German language skills (desirable)

What Bentley Offers

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working options
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of UK bank holidays
• Progression pathways and programmes, mentoring, and study support opportunities
• Optional car lease scheme with discounted access to brand new VW Group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda, Audi)
• Health and life assurance benefits providing up to five times annual salary
• Annual salary reviews and competitive bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme – you put in 6%, we put in 10%
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and well-being including an online GP, BUPA health plans, a mental health counsellor, and onsite physio
• Paid volunteering days dedicated to community giving

The Bentley Campus

Our campus is going through an exciting transformation offering unrivalled facilities including green spaces, free parking, an onsite restaurant, coffee shops and Legends gym.

#BelongingAtBentley

Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley.

Beyond100+

Bentley’s bold vision to redefine the benchmark for performance and luxury in a sustainable future. It represents the complete reinvention of our product range as we embrace electrification and accelerate our journey to net zero. Designed, developed, and built at our headquarters in Crewe, our models will offer ever evolving experiences that blend artistry, innovation, and sustainability. Join us as we advance the boundaries of excellence.

Closing date: 22 July 2025