Supply Chain Head

Job Description : SUPPLY CHAIN HEAD ROCHDALE UK Role is open for International candidates As Head of Supply Chain you will be responsible for the oversight of all site based planning, inventory management, master data management, maintaining the site’s capacity levels to support the business volumes and growth, ensuring consistent practices within all production planning processes and control and continuous improvement efforts related to efficiencies and processes to optimise capacity. Manage site production and materials planning teams; responsibility for site inventory control and policies Lead Supply Chain Planning in preparation of annual volumes and monthly reforecast volumes Responsible for providing inventory leadership to support product transfers and avoid supply gaps; support new product launches Responsible for managing supply relationships for 3rd party customers. This responsibility includes investigation and recommendation of new and improved planning systems and processes, providing guidance to sites to focus and arrange schedules, add/subtract people, and buy equipment. Responsible to communicate this data and recommendations to senior management on a routine basis Responsible to lead and innovate on the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Present overall supply chain capacity status, raise significant capacity issues in S&OP and challenge capacity assumptions Responsible for the creation and maintenance of master data required for the ERP system Available for an imminent start. Previous experience operating at a senior level managing supply chain and planning functions within a manufacturing organisation, ideally FMCG, food, packaging, chemicals or pharmaceuticals industries. Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships between teams, departments, business units and external partners. SAP experience is preferred.

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