Head Supply Chain - Manchester, United Kingdom - Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

Reed Procurement & Supply Chain

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

REED are extremely excited to be recruiting for an established and recognised family owned lighting manufacturer, based out of Manchester.

This is a multi-national organisation and an integral chance to join a business, in which you can shape and grow thetop to bottom supply chain process on a wider scale.

This is a truly fantastic opportunity, for someone wishing to continually develop their supply chain journey, and bring their prior experience to the forefront.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Head of Supply Chain will oversee and be responsible for:

Direct involvement and evolution of the supply chain processes, on a global scale
Rationalise and analyse current areas for change and restructure
Overseeing the design and manufacturing of products
Writing up product specifications
Sourcing appropriate catalogue and choice of foreign factories
Managing the import of finished products back into the UK
Transfer of products through the warehousing system
Ordering of correct quantities
Introduce new processes and structures, meeting the new demands and requirements, stemming from Brexit and the COVID pandemic

As such, the following experience is necessary:

Prior equivalent experience as a Head of Supply Chain, with a deep understanding of the supply chain process, and a clear focus on success and the necessary KPI's needed to measure and drive business improvement
Demonstrate experience and track record of supply chain improvements, within B2B and or B2C business, importing goods from the FE and global shipping
Understanding of and ability to work with a small to medium scale business
Import and export experience on a global scale including WTO terms of trade
Experience of Far East sourcing, including evidence of implementing a fluent and coherent tiered supplier strategy, delivering improved lead times, MOQ's and or margins
Systems experienced and computer literate, with preferable experience of implementing and utilising Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI, Slimstock and specialist supply chain and order fulfilment software
Experience of lean techniques such as, Six Sigma and Kaizen
Past record of successfully delivering key projects on time and within budget

Please note, the role has a strong emphasis on demonstrating large scale ability to liaise with suppliers and consolidate factories within China.

Key experience in this area is key for this role.

As part of the role, you will be given the following:
£60,000 - £70,000 salary
Opportunity to contribute to growth of business