Group Supply Chain Manager

Our Client is an East London based construction company currently looking for a new Group Supply Chain Manager. This role will be office based with occasional travel to sites and will be on a permanent basis paying up to £60,000 for the right candidate.

Desirable experience would lie within someone within a Senior Supply Chain position with a degree in Engineering, Maths etc. A background in construction, manufacturing or similar would be advantageous.

Main purpose of job

• Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing and distribution to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service and safety.
• Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs.
• Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.

Main Duties and Tasks:

• Review or update Supply Chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
• Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
• Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors and transport providers.
• Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on Supply Chain activities.
• Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts orchanges.
• Implement new or improved Supply Chain processes.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as sales and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
• Analyse information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
• Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
• Familiarity with health and safety and procedural best practices in SCM.
• Design or implement Supply Chains that support environmental policies.
• Document physical Supply Chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows
• Design or implement factory warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
• Confer with sales department to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of Supply Chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
• Analyse inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimise customer service.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
• Develop procedures for coordination of Supply Chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
• Design or implement Supply Chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
• Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
• Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
• Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimise consumption of new materials, minimise waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
• Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials and end products.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall corporate objectives of the company.