The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for planning, implementing and executing supply chain strategy and processes to ensure local objectives are aligned with group organisational goals.
The Supply Chain function encompasses purchasing, supply planning, production planning, material handling and customer support activities.
This role reports to the UK Site Director and VP Global Supply Chain.
A manufacturer of Steel products supplied to local authorities and national highway, is now seeking a Supply Chain Manager to take control of all Purchasing and Supply Chain activities at their facility in Walsall.
Over the years the business has been holding steady, but in the last few years, turnover has doubled, generating the need for some key hires to make improvements and bring the company into the 21st century with new systems, processes, and modern ways of working and driving down costs.
The company has been operating for over 50 years and has several facilities across the black country.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager with a wholesale distributor of FMCG, specialising in beauty, healthcare, and pharmaceutical products.
In this position you will be responsible for managing key Supply Chain related functions end to end, such as purchasing, materials planning, scheduling and ordering activities associated with the delivery of specific customer products, direct and indirect material purchasing, inventory control and warehousing, shipping and receiving.
Main Duties
Manages and directs supply chain function - procurement, receipt, disbursement, and inventory control of material to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining assigned inventory levels.
Is expected to train, develop and educate direct reports on the use of supply chain management techniques, various business systems, varieties of reports and other related tools to ensure timely and economical completion of customer requirements.
Your duties and responsibilities as a Supply Chain Manager will include:
The Supply Chain Manager position is available on a hybrid basis.
Walker Cole International is currently searching for a Supply Chain Manager to join a Supply Chain Manager to join a pharmaceutical company based in Southeast England.
We are proud to partner with one of the UK's most creative and fast-growing retail brands who are in search of a Supply Chain Manager with a passion for planning accuracy, system & process optimisation and has a pedigree of building relationships with a complex network of international suppliers.
In the short time they have been trading they have grown exponentially, now an award-winning business they are entering the next phase of ambitious growth and business transformation.
What is expected of you
Operational responsibility for the supply & demand planning function.