Head of Customer Supply Chain

Job Title: Head of Customer Supply Chain

Location: Gillingham, Dorset – Hybrid (3 days on site, 2 days from home)

As Head of Customer Supply Chain, you will lead the end-to-end customer supply strategy, ensuring inventory availability supports channel growth and meets customer needs across retail, DTC, and B2B channels. You’ll act as a strategic partner to commercial and supply chain teams, using data insights to anticipate trends, optimise stock, and deliver exceptional service. You’ll also lead and develop a high-performing team, champion continuous improvement, and ensure supply strategies are aligned with business objectives.

• Lead end-to-end customer supply operations across all channels, ensuring best-in-class service and alignment with business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and commercial partners to anticipate and proactively address supply needs.
• Own inventory planning, forecasting, and availability strategies to support growth across retail, DTC, and B2B channels, collaborating with supply chain and logistics teams to optimise stock levels and timely replenishment.
• Monitor and manage supply and logistics risks, implementing mitigation plans to maintain service levels and operational continuity.
• Provide actionable insights to commercial teams to inform product launches, promotional planning, and channel strategies, while continuously improving data accuracy, system visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing customer supply team, driving cross-functional initiatives, fostering collaboration, and championing continuous improvement.

• Proven experience in customer supply, inventory management, or supply chain leadership, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate customer/channel needs into operational plans.
• Excellent analytical skills, leveraging data to drive decisions.
• Collaborative leadership style with experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Passion for delivering outstanding customer experience in a fast-paced, purpose-led environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead customer supply for a dynamic, growing FMCG business. You’ll have the chance to shape strategy, optimise operations, and work closely with a collaborative leadership team, all while delivering exceptional service to a broad range of customers.

Please apply with a CV or email for further details.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Supply Chain
• Industries:
  Retail, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Personal Care Product Manufacturing