Supply Chain Specialist

Salary: £42,000 – £54,000 per year

The purpose of the Supply Chain Specialist is to provide a consistent and precise level of support to the UK branch. This position involves working closely with the Demand Planner, Customer Service, Sales, Finance and other stakeholders.

Client Details

Global Manufacturing Company that specializes in the production of electrical tools and equipment.

Description

Inventory Management

• Weekly stock reconciliation in line with 3PL reported inventory status changes.
• Monthly stock adjustment of returned stock and reporting value of adjustment to business.
• Quarterly full stock reconciliation and investigation of variances providing suitable resolution.
• Manage and oversee cycle counts and annual stock takes, carrying out a full stock reconciliation and report of all variances. Follow stock adjustment approval process with HQ and adjust through SAP to keep stock levels accurate.
• Closely monitor ageing stock levels and engage sales team to ensure activity is carried out to keep stock provision to a minimum.
• Review stock levels and storage Break down cost of storage by BU and report back to business.
• Reconcile monthly invoicing from 3PL for warehousing costs.
• Support other MU’s with stock share activity.

Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Support the forecasting and demand planner where required to ensure seasonal peaks, new product launches, end of life products and promotions across the brand portfolio is fully resourced throughout the calendar through cross training.
• This can include reviewing forecast deviation and consumption reports as required.
• Raising purchase requisitions in line with business requirements.
• Reviewing and approving replenishment plan & purchase requisition in collaboration with HQ supply chain.
• Demand planning review of 12M rolling forecast for sales and operational planning for key customers, categories and models in collaboration with UK Sales, HQ Sales, Demand planning and Delivery management.
• Forecast / DP analysis reviewing requirements based on shortages or overstock.
• Analyse and make recommendations to Ops team to ensure optimum stock levels are maintained considering the business strategy, all the risks of global supply, cashflow commitments and product life cycle.

Logistics

• Manage Import & Export procedures for Sea, Air and Road.
• Understanding of CDS customs process.
• Review & approval of VAT & Duty invoices in a timely manner to ensure additional costs or delays aren’t incurred.
• Review and approve landed cost invoices.
• Manage & Monitor Inbound shipments.
• Manage and review domestic transport solutions to ensure delivery to customers is seamless and cost effective to business.
• Customer on-boarding: review and communication to 3PL’s of delivery and logistic requirements as per vendor manuals.
• Goods dispatch: Working closely with customer services and 3PL to ensure goods dispatched as per customer delivery requirements.
• Monitor 3PL KPI performance and reporting as per agreed KPI’s and SLA’s.

Profile

• Working experience in a fast-paced diverse supply chain team.
• Proven experience relevant to the role and industry/manufacturing/retail.
• MS Office, including intermediate Excel (minimum requirement).
• Strong organization and planning skills.
• Friendly outgoing personality with good sense of humour – Maintains good relationships with colleagues, team.
• Problem solver, calm under pressure – Determined but patient.
• Pro-active continuous personal development relevant to the role.

Job Offer

• Career Progression.
• Competitive Salary Package.