Job Description:

Title:  Supply Chain Manager

Location: Manchester

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

The Client

Our client are an extremely well-established industrial supplies business distributor of a diverse range of Industrial Supplies to blue-chip organisations nationally.

The role of Supply Chain Manager

This is an office based hands-on role. The successful candidate will be comfortable placing purchase and sales orders, creating and managing order books and taking direct ownership of relationships with some of our clients most complex suppliers. You will also manage a team of Customer Service / Supply Chain Co-ordinators.

Key Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager:       

• This role is responsible for the complete end-to-end supply chain, from purchase order placement and receipt through to customer order dispatch and delivery confirmation.
• Accountable for Customer OTIF performance and maintaining relationships with customers.
• This includes contributing to Customer contract review meetings, as well as attending regular Customer meetings to resolve issues or escalate any foreseen Supply Chain delays.
• Review customer order books, offer solutions and manage internally to avoid potential delays to the customer.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to work with suppliers to obtain best pricing during RFQ stages and through general day-to-day purchasing activity.
• Manage internal stock levels (circa £2.5 million) by using different stocking methods such as Min/Max, Up To, Order Point/Order Qty, whilst considering seasonal demand and other potential changes in customer demand.
• Work with different departments within the company to understand the business's requirements for overseas products and place future orders with well-established suppliers in the Far East.
• This includes working to reduce landed costs by consolidating orders and managing shipping, dispatch and arrival schedules.
• A beneficial skill is an understanding of international lead times, Incoterms and the impacts of public holidays such as Chinese New Year.
• Manage perishable/short-life items, ensuring they are processed through the business and dispatched in a timely fashion to minimise stock write-off.
• Resolve escalated delivery issues with 3PL partners, manage these relationships and monitor performance, whilst working to reduce overall spend through consolidation and minimising additional charges.
• Use Excel extensively to analyse large datasets and produce clear, meaningful reports, with the ability and appetite to build new reports for the department.
• Review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in line with new ERP system implementations and ongoing continuous improvement activity.

Essentials:

• Candidates must live within a 15-mile commute of the office

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3 years' experience

What's on Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 Days Holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Monday to Friday 8:30 - 17:00
• Onsite Parking
• Professional Development
• Collaborative Team
• Exciting Growth Potential  

Keywords: Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain, International Lead Times, 3PL, Logistics

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