Head of Supply Chain - London, United Kingdom - Pod Talent

Pod Talent

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

I am currently partnering with an international retail business who are looking for a passionate Head of Supply Chain to join their team and take ownership of the management and performance of the supply chain function.

In this role you will focus on deliveringhigh levels of availability, whilst keeping inventory levels and logistics costs in line with budget and forecast.

In addition, you will focus on developing a team of 3 managers, as well as supporting them on ensuring their teams achieve smooth execution ofthe day to day operations.

In this role you will

Take ownership of the strategic direction of the UK supply chain function
Focus on maximising availability, increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs through development of people, processes and systems
Lead key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as attend global meetings with senior management
Lead, motivate and develop all member of the UK supply chain team.

About you

Minimum 6 years of experience in a similar role with experience working within retail (FMCG) environment
Great knowledge and experience across endtoend supply chain
Result driven with passion for driving improvements and optimisations to operations
Passionate people leader with experience developing and managing teams
Commercially minded with strong ability to influence and lead stakeholders of various seniority
Pod Talent are independent specialist recruiters in the Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing and R&D space covering roles internationally from entry to board level. We recruit for roles including Supply Chain, Demand Planning, InventoryManagement, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Category Management, Logistics, Distribution, Warehousing, Production, Packaging, NPD and Quality Assurance. Please visit our website for all of our vacancies._