Jennifer Griffiths Recruitment is exclusively recruiting for an experienced Head of Supply Chain on behalf of our client.
This is a senior leadership opportunity where you will take ownership of the end-to-end supply chain, overseeing procurement, supplier management, stock control and logistics.
You will play a key role in ensuring materials and components are available when needed, driving cost efficiencies, improving supplier performance and developing a high-performing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Supply Chain professional who enjoys combining strategic planning with hands-on operational management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the Supply Chain team, setting clear objectives, priorities and performance targets.
- Oversee purchasing activities, ensuring purchase orders are placed with approved suppliers and within agreed budgets and pricing structures.
- Manage supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, contracts, service agreements and rebates to secure the best commercial terms.
- Develop and maintain a reliable supplier base, ensuring appropriate supplier agreements, service levels and contingency arrangements are in place.
- Take ownership of stock planning and inventory management, ensuring optimum stock levels and minimising shortages and excess stock.
- Oversee stock forecasting, replenishment strategies and inventory systems.
- Work closely with Project Delivery to ensure all components and materials are available ahead of project start dates.
- Monitor supplier performance, addressing issues relating to delivery times, quality, costs and service levels.
- Identify opportunities to reduce purchasing, transport and logistics costs while maintaining quality and service standards.
- Lead supplier reviews, price negotiations and annual transport and logistics tenders.
- Monitor departmental budgets, stock values and supply chain performance, producing regular reports against agreed KPIs.
- Drive continuous improvement across purchasing, stock control and wider supply chain processes.
- Work alongside Sales, Design, Product Development and Operations to support new products for customer projects.
- Support key customer accounts by securing supplier capacity, competitive pricing and reliable lead times.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior Supply Chain role, ideally within manufacturing, assembly or a project-based environment.
- Proven experience leading, managing and developing a team.
- Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Experience managing supplier contracts, pricing agreements and rebates.
- A strong understanding of stock planning, inventory management and forecasting.
- Experience using stock management systems
- Competent using accounts software such as Sage.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Experience managing transport and logistics providers and running tenders.
Salary:
- £70,000 (negotiable for the right candidate)
- Bonus Scheme
Contract – Permanent
For more information please contact niamh.robinson@jgr.co.uk or call our office on 01656 767778
