Supply Chain Manager - FTC

Supply Chain Manager - 12 Month FTC

Final date to receive applications: 16 October 2026

Department:
Buying

Employment Type:

Contract / Temp

Location:

Cramlington

Reporting To:
Rhiannon Roberts

This 12 month maternity cover role will lead supplier operations, sustainability requirements and supply chain process development across the business. The Supply Chain Manager will oversee supplier lifecycle processes, strengthen compliance and transparency, improve reporting visibility and support cross-functional teams to drive supplier performance, operational efficiency and responsible sourcing standards.

• Lead supply chain process development operations, sustainability and compliance.
• Drive supplier performance, reporting, process improvement and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• Partner cross-functionally to support business priorities, supplier decisions and operational delivery.

• You are organised, detail-focused and confident managing multiple supplier, process and sustainability priorities at pace.
• You enjoy improving ways of working, creating structure and using data to bring clarity to complex supplier information.
• You are a clear communicator who can build strong relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• You are proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable making practical recommendations that support responsible and efficient supply chain operations.

• Supplier lifecycle management:
  Manage the end-to-end supplier lifecycle, including onboarding, supplier set-up, approvals, information management and ongoing record maintenance.
• Supplier requirements:
  Define, communicate and maintain supplier requirements across operational standards, ethical trading, sustainability, product compliance and ways of working.
• Process, reporting and visibility:
  Improve supplier operations processes, reporting tools and dashboards to increase visibility of supplier status, compliance progress, sustainability activity, risks and key performance measures.
• Cross-functional support:
  Partner with Buying, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical, Quality, Finance and Logistics teams to provide supplier guidance, resolve operational queries and support decision-making.
• Risk and efficiency:
  Identify supplier and supply chain risks, recommend practical solutions and drive efficiencies that support stronger supplier performance and improved ways of working.
• Packaging, labels and trims:
  Manage supplier-facing requirements for packaging, labels and trims, supporting consistency, compliance, sustainability goals, cost awareness and operational efficiency.

• Supply chain background:
  Experience in supplier operations, sourcing, production, product development or a related supply chain role.
• Supplier compliance and sustainability:
  Strong understanding of supplier standards, ethical trading, responsible sourcing and compliance documentation.
• Supplier management:
  Confidence managing supplier relationships, onboarding, operational queries and performance expectations.
• Process improvement:
  Ability to simplify ways of working, improve processes and create tools that increase visibility and efficiency.
• Reporting and analysis:
  Comfortable working with excel and other data sources to monitor KPIs and dashboards to identify risks, priorities and opportunities.
• Stakeholder management:
  Strong communicator who can work effectively with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Commercial awareness:
  Understanding of how supplier performance, lead times, cost, compliance and process efficiency affect delivery.
• Problem solving:
  Ability to work independently, manage priorities and resolve supplier or process challenges.

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