Our client is a fast-paced, global solutions provider famous for their fantastic customer service and end-to-end solutions - they help customers stay ahead in an ever-changing world.
Due to their continued growth, they are looking for a commercially focused Supply Chain Manager to join their forward-thinking team and help shape the future of their supplier partnerships, own-brand growth, and sustainability goals.
As a Supply Chain Manager you will be responsible for overseeing our clients end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and strong supplier relationships.
The Role of Supply Chain Manager:
As Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for managing procurement, logistics, inventory, and supplier performance. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize processes, improve delivery times, and implement best practices that support our growth.
Key Responsibilities of Supply Chain Manager:
- Deliver stock availability and order fulfilment at the highest possible service levels.
- Meeting and exceeding relevant KPIs, such as OTIF, SLOB (Slow moving and obsolete) and MoH (months on hand of inventory).
- Manage working capital through optimisation of stock levels and minimisation of excess stock without compromising service.
- Setting the stocking strategy for inventory levels reflecting usage, MOQs, EOQs, price breaks, Customer CCSQ.
- Responsible for implementing stocking and ordering decisions and needs from S+OP (Sales and Operation Planning) meetings.
- Responsible for completing and maintaining the data for the portfolio of live products – maintain data such as costs, suppliers, product lifecycle, product group, lead times, CCSQ (Customer-committed stock quotes) alternatives and substitutions etc.
- Develop reports, strategies and processes to simplify and deliver best practice and year on year improvements and cost savings.
- Maintain the relationship with current suppliers - Organise and attend meetings internally and externally
- Provide cost and usage analysis and insightful information to support and enable strategic decision making.
Ideal Supply Chain Manager:
- Experience working in FMCG wholesale distribution preferred.
- Strong skills in inventory and logistics management.
- Experience with managing multiple warehouses both within the UK and overseas.
- Proven experience with overseas 3PLs.
- Proven experience working with global distribution models
- Experience working with a broad range of SKUs.
- Proven experience as a Supply Chain Manager or in a similar leadership role
- Strong knowledge of supply chain processes, systems, and best practices.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership and communication abilities.
- Proficiency with supply chain management software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar)
What's on Offer for Supply Chain Manager:
- salary - circa £50 - 60k per annum
- company bonus share scheme
- EAP scheme
- Pension
- Company sick pay
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- free on-site parking
- And lots more!!!