About this role
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Full Time | Permanent
Reed Procurement & Supply Chain are delighted to be supporting a leading international manufacturing organisation in the search for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead and develop a complex end-to-end supply chain function. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior supply chain professional to take ownership of procurement, planning, customer service, warehousing and logistics operations across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
The Role
As Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing the supply chain strategy, ensuring material availability, high levels of customer service, inventory optimisation and cost-effective procurement performance. You will lead a multi-disciplinary supply chain team while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence across the wider business.
Key responsibilities include
- Leading the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to ensure robust demand, supply and inventory planning.
- Managing the procurement and purchasing function, developing sourcing strategies and delivering cost-saving initiatives.
- Building strong supplier relationships, negotiating contracts and improving supplier performance, reliability and resilience.
- Overseeing demand planning, forecasting and customer service operations to ensure excellent customer delivery performance.
- Leading production planning, capacity planning and inventory management activities.
- Managing warehousing and logistics operations, driving efficiency and service improvements.
- Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks, ensuring business continuity across international operations.
- Leading supply chain transformation, digitalisation and continuous improvement projects.
- Coaching, developing and mentoring supply chain teams to build capability and succession planning.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Significant leadership experience within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial supply chain environment.
- Expertise across several supply chain disciplines including procurement, planning, logistics, warehousing and customer service.
- Strong knowledge of S&OP, MRP/ERP systems, demand planning, inventory management and strategic sourcing.
- A proven track record of improving supplier performance, inventory levels, service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills.
- The ability to influence across functions, sites and international teams.
- Degree-level education in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to lead a strategically important supply chain function.
- Broad responsibility across procurement, planning, logistics and customer service.
- Exposure to international operations and senior leadership teams.
- A business committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you are an experienced Supply Chain leader looking for your next challenge within a growing international manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Reed Procurement & Supply Chain in Southampton for a confidential conversation.