Supply Chain Manager

Radar Recruitment are delighted to be exclusively partnering with Talon Manufacturing in supporting them on their next stage of growth.
Talon Manufacturing are the UK s market leader in the supply of plumbing fixings and finishings and the success to date has been built upon a passionate team of people manufacturing high quality products and delivering them to their customers when they need them. As a result they have built up an enviable reputation within the industry.
Talon are a great team of people, supporting a great brand, and with products proudly manufactured in the UK. They are also on an exciting growth strategy with new products and new customers. Do you want to join the team, and help deliver an exciting future?
Talon are known for delivery of product and service, and the heartbeat of this is the Operations side of the business. We are now recruiting a number of roles to both maintain and build upon this strong foundation and ensure continued success.
The role
We are currently hiring for a Supply Chain Manager, reporting to the Operations Director. This is a cross functional leadership role across procurement, planning and production scheduling to ensure customer demand is met. Ultimately, this role ensures that on time delivery is achieved, whilst minimising costs and maximising overall operational efficiency.
So why join?
Talon is a growing, stable and profitable business that is very much on an upwards trajectory. This role will provide opportunity to progress into a more senior position moving forward as the business continues to scale. With the business being privately owned, there is genuine room for creativity and implementing new ideas and the business have worked hard to ensure that there isn t the red tape that can often prevent progress. By remaining independent, the business have managed to remain agile and responsive to customer demand and have cemented a market leading position in their space.
Above all, you will be working for a supportive and encouraging leadership team, who have strong track records across multiple sectors. Their style is very much high autonomy, high accountability and they are looking for someone who enjoys taking real ownership of a role who they can mentor and coach to get to the next level.
What you ll be doing
Production planning develop and maintain production and packing schedules, whilst optimising machine and labour resources. Cross functional communication to understand demand forecasts and capacity
Inventory Management inventory control to manage raw material levels, optimise stock levels, minimise waste and ensure good availability of materials
Scheduling create and manage production schedules, responding to challenges to ensure minimal disruption to OTIF timelines
Communication ensure strong flow of information cross functionally to all relevant internal and external stakeholders
Continuous Improvement identify opportunities to improve the process in both production planning and production workflows
Capacity Planning analysing data and KPIs to identify improvement areas, working closely with the wider operations team to assess machine and labour capacity
Documentation maintain accurate documentation related to production schedules, inventory levels and production performance
What we are looking for?

• Proven experience in production planning, preferably in a high volume manufacturing environment
• Qualification in Supply Chain Management or a related field or time served experience in a similar role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in using production planning software and ERP systems
• A strong communicator able to collaborate cross functionally
• Good attention to detail and personal organisation skills
• Problem solving, can do mindset