Supply Chain Manager

G  Recruitment are proud to be recruiting exclusively for a leading food business, an experienced Supply Chain Manager, to lead the end-to‑end supply chain for all inbound & outbound activities.

In this key head of supply chain role, you will be responsible for all imported inbound food products & all outbound food products being distributed to food retail & food wholesale customers UK wide.

You will be managing the whole supply chain process from food product supplier sourcing & purchasing, contract negotiations with 3PL suppliers (chilled food storage & hauliers), food product goods receipts, stock analysis & trend analysis, ensuring by accurate forecasting that current stock holding levels meets customer demands to fulfil food product orders OTIF & to the quality required.

Strong knowledge & experience within the food manufacturing industry is a must in this key role.

This supply chain management role would suit someone with experience in UK & European food operations, someone who has had exposure to both or worked in a European Group would be ideal.

This foodie uses SAP software, so someone with SAP experience would be perfect.

• Manage the end-to-end supply chain for an array of food product lines for retail / wholesale.
• Liaising regularly with end using food retail & wholesale customers, food products suppliers & 3PL providers, ensuring all customers sales orders / stock deliveries are achieved OTIF.
• Management of demand planning & forecasting, ensuring supply meets customer demand.
• Successfully managing customer supply using a lean approach (reducing costs / overheads).
• Managing 3rd party logistics & warehousing providers, managing both costs & performance.
• Manage all import documentation & liaise effectively with import agents.
• Set-up new inbound food products on SAP.
• Secure regular & accurate customer forecasts to input into the demand planning model.
• Monitor demand forecast & amend forecasts accordingly (seasonal trends, promotions etc.).
• Working to decrease overall stock holding levels & to successfully reduce wherever possible supply chain costs, without affecting customer supply or the quality of the products.
• Create KPI's to track Supply Chain performance & to ensure target costs / budgets are met.
• Manage, mentor, train & develop the Demand Planner & Customer Service team members.
• Supporting the SMT & MD with continuous improvement measures (leaner & smarter ways).

• Supply Chain Management experience within food / fresh produce is a must.
• Experience of dealing with outside 3rd party business partners: customers, suppliers, 3PL storage and transportation providers (Essential).
• Import experience would be useful (desirable).
• Frozen food products experience would be useful (not essential).
• Experience of managing teams of more than 2.
• Experience of SAP (desirable) or other ERP systems.
• Strong demand planning & forecasting skills.
• Strong stock management skills, ensuring stock holding volumes are concise.
• Accurate KPI / MI reporting skills with the ability to proactively analyse & validate data.
• Strong competency in the use of Excel, Word & Power Point.
• Previous hands‑on experience of working in an SME sized company.

The Supply Chain Manager role is commutable from Lincoln, Sleaford, North Kesteven, Spalding, Boston, Peterborough, Bourne, Wisbech, Grantham, Stamford & areas close to these.

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