The focus of this role is end-to-end management of our Supply Chain, including Materials Planning, Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Warehousing, Despatch & both Internal Transport plus external Storage & Transport Operations. The role is part of the Site Management Team, supporting the development & implementation of strategies that will enable the company to achieve its vision, targets & objectives.
Key Accountabilities
- Drive safety compliance across all supply chain activities
- Ensure all our supply chain processes & operations are fully compliant with all relevant legislation
- Create and manage our end-to-end supply chain strategy, driving efficiencies through all operations whilst exceeding customer & stakeholder service expectations
- Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships with external compromising of 3PL's, Suppliers and Co-packers
- Evaluate and report on all KPI's, looking for opportunities to drive supply chain efficiencies through internal and external operations
- Manage cost to serve across the supply chain; optimized raw material & finished goods stock holding levels to meet demand, optimized production planning to drive operational KPI's and cost effective routes to all served markets
Applied Skills, Knowledge, Experience
- Management experience in Chilled Food Manufacturing (FMCG)
- Ability to manage, control and influence people and processes across the supply chain.
- Numerical and analytical skills to ensure accurate record keeping for all aspects of area of responsibility.
- Previous experience as a supply chain manager or in a similar field
- Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
- Experience using relevant software (e.g. ERP system, MS office, Excel, Word)
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent organizational and management skill. Prioritising, forward planning and delegation being key.
- Attention to detail and creative problem-solving approach
- A strategic and analytical mind
Person Specification
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively at all levels
- Awareness of diversity within the workforce and techniques to manage this
- Objective, rational and calm
- A relationship builder as this is important in maintain high level of service and quality
- Excellent planning and organisational skills. Able to plan tasks weeks ahead
- Able to work in a fast paced and challenging environment as well as demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must be proficient in resource planning - labour planning in particular
- Mathematical ability to work with production plans and figures
- Good judgement and analytical ability
- Energetic - and able to inject their own energy into the Team
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