Supply Chain Director

Supply Chain Director

Sheffield | £90,000 - £95,000 + Package

Manufacturing Supply Chain Director role only - not 3pl, distribution or wholesale! You'll lead strategic supply chain, SIOP/S&OP and process optimisation in a heavy‑industry environment. If you want a cool office with a pool table, this isn't for you. This is real, hard core on‑site manufacturing.

An opportunity to shape and lead the end-to-end Supply Chain agenda for a complex, low-volume, high-value heavy engineering business based in Sheffield.

As the Supply Chain Director you will be reporting to the Operations Director and Executive Team, the Supply Chain Director will be a key member of the senior leadership group, accountable for designing, embedding, and owning an enterprise-level Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) framework. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and transformation, ensuring demand, capacity, materials, and delivery commitments are fully aligned with commercial and financial objectives.

This is a highly influential role requiring a credible change leader with the presence to challenge established ways of working, drive cross-functional alignment, and introduce disciplined, data-led decision making within an engineered-to-order environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and lead an effective SIOP strategy and governance model
Own the end-to-end SIOP cycle, including demand, supply, capacity, and scenario planning
Provide strategic oversight of Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics, and Sub-contract Manufacturing
Lead procurement strategy for raw materials, including special alloys and titanium
Drive improvements in OTIF, lead time, working capital, and schedule adherence
Act as a senior change leader, embedding accountability and cross-functional collaboration

Candidate Profile

Proven experience creating and leading SIOP/S&OP in a low-volume, complex manufacturing environment
Senior leadership background in heavy engineering, project-led, or engineered-to-order operations
Strong executive-level influencing skills and experience leading large-scale change
Commercially astute, analytically strong, and comfortable operating in ambiguity

This role offers genuine scope to shape strategy, influence at Board level, and leave a lasting legacy within a growing, capital-intensive manufacturing organisation