Supply Chain Manager

Salary: £54,000 – £57,600 per year

Reporting into the Operations Director and with a multi-disciplined supply chain reporting into you, you will be responsible for managing purchasing, production planning, inventory control and goods outbound.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
STOKE ON TRENT
FULL TIME HOURS
PERMANENT
£45-£48K DOE

THE ROLE

Developing and driving the supply chain strategy.

* Working closely with sales and operational planning to forecast and plan requirements.

* Accurately report financial and operational performance, financial forecasting and annual budgeting.

* Ensure effective planning across manufacturing operations, concentrating on production capacity, customer demand and raw material availability.

* Driving the Company’s OTIF aspirations, supported by the effective accuracy of ERP.

* Own and drive the MRP system implementation and development.

* Responsible for supplier selection and price negotiation along with supply contract agreements.

* Development of relevant training requirements for a small cross functional team.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

* Ideally degree qualified in Business Management or equivalent experience as a Supply Chain/Commercial Manager within a manufacturing industry.

* Minimum Level 4 in CIPS, relevant Supply Chain degree an advantage.

* Experience in procurement, setting T&Cs, SLAs, negotiations.

* Experience of working to and achieving specific operational objectives, targets and deadlines.

* A confident communicator and change agent to all levels in the Business.

* Proactive, hands-on, engaging approach.

* Key attributes of this role are leadership, planning, implementation, engagement, and accountability.

Due to the expected high number of applicants for the Support Chain Manager role, we regret that it may not be possible to respond to all unsuccessful applications.