Group Supply Chain and Operations 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 as such, a company car will be provided. This is a permanent position paying up to £60,000 for the right candidate.

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.

Desirable experience would include a Senior Supply Chain background with a degree in Engineering, Maths or similar. A background in construction, manufacturing or similar would be advantageous.

If this role is of interest, please submit your profile for consideration as soon as possible.