Supply Chain Manager
Central Belt Scotland
Blue Chip Food Production Business
Are you an ambitious Supply Chain Manager, looking to inherit an end to end supply chain and make your own stamp on growing business driving several supply chain initiatives? Do you want to take ownership of a supply chain offering a unique and exciting product range within the food sector, with potential for development medium/long term?
This Global Powerhouse within the food industry, who take pride in delivering a premium product to their diverse portfolio of clients, are currently in the market for a Supply Chain Manager. The role will cover end-to-end supply chain operations, in particular focussing on planning, logistics and customer service. This is a great role for a candidate with significant experience of leading and developing supply chains, being the strategic thinker behind the function also playing a hands on role in its activity. The ability to influence stake holders, across all levels, is essential to the success of this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee the day-to-day logistics and customer service operation, which includes;
- Ensuring raw materials and finished goods are managed in the most efficient manner, factoring in customer needs vs internal constraints
- Distribution capacity is balanced in the short and long term, in a cost-efficient manner
- Supervise and monitor the customer service team and processes
- Ensure best practices relating to supply chain processes are shared and understood through training, workshops and documentation
- Responsible for negotiations with suppliers and come up with solutions to improve service to our end customers
- Be an active facilitator of continuous improvement projects related to supply chain / customer service processes
- Responsible for the direct performance management, talent development, succession and engagement of a small team of customer services and supply chain professionals
- Utilize a variety of data sources to build scenarios and supply chain plans on a medium/ long term view, taking into account commercial forecasts, plant operations, ship owners and road hauliers
- Responsible for achieving defined Key Performance Indicators, and identify actions to improve these
- Budgetary management for the supply chain function locally
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area (Supply Chain Management/ Logistics/ Business) or similar
- Demonstrated supply chain managerial experience in an animal nutrition business / aquaculture or relevant sector
- Experience in vessel operations/ industrial shipping would be an advantage
- Understanding of warehousing processes, storage and production facilities and how they work
- Experience negotiating strategic contracts with suppliers
- A collaborative approach to relationships with the ability to act as a partner to internal business functions
- A strong project management approach, with the ability to manage multiple supply chain projects requiring the ability to manage timelines, balance priorities and deliver results that create value
- The ability to ‘challenge the status quo’
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint and ideally expertise in an ERP system i.e. SAP
To apply directly, please send a copy of your CV to thomas.wowk@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.
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