Employer: Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 per annum Date Added: 14/09/2023
Supply Chain Manager – Manufacturing – Cheshire
Client Details
My client is a well managed manufacturing operation based in Cheshire. They are currently experiencing a healthy and growing order book, therefore are investing in people and capacity to meet the new customer demand. The manufacturing operation in well established, but continue to challenge and innovate, which has given them new, exciting sales opportunities. They are a people centric business, and invest in their teams focusing on technical and behavioural skill sets.
Description
As the Supply Chain Manager you will:
Map out the E2E supply chain currently in place, and work with stakeholders (internal & external) to evaluate expectations and capability to support the development of the function. This will include inbound and out bound logistics, planning (supply, production, and demand), purchasing, and warehouse functions for the Cheshire site
Engage with the current team to understand capability and skill sets. This will include the introduction of appraisals, training support, and performance management
Support the overall business strategy and play an actively role as part of the senior management team
Drive the change management required to introduce new working practices into the business, gaining support from other leaders, and their teams to sell the benefit
Ensure the business has complete visibility / traceablility of the Supply Chain to support sustainable growth
Profile
The ideal candidate will be:
A proven Supply Chain Manager from a manufacturing environment
Highly development management / leadership skills with the ability to mentor / develop teams to achieve high performance and engagement
Used to managing the E2E Supply Chain with a working knowledge of logistics, planning (supply, production, and demand), purchasing, and warehouse functions
Passionate about Supply Chain and used to supporting businesses to understand efficient ways of working
