Assistant Supply Chain Manager

A fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Supply Chain Manager to join a rapidly growing IT and wireless networking solutions distribution company based in Wantage, on a hybrid basis. This Assistant Supply Chain Manager position offers growth and progression opportunities in the future.

Role responsibilities of the Assistant Supply Chain Manager:

• Working within Supply Chain department to be a key part in the transacting, maintaining and improving of current processes.
• Working closely with other departments to eliminate excess stock and minimising inventory holding through implementation of processes within the Supply Planning Software Package.
• Analyse and report the raw inventory holding by commodity, vendor and by stock turn, moving, non-moving & obsolete.
• Monitor both quoted and potential excess levels to ensure they have been captured correctly and are regularly reported.
• Support in the analysis of stocks held, assisting with a disposition policy for redundant materials to generate and maximise the revenue stream.
• Reviewing of Purchasing back-logs to ensure correct scheduling to support both sales and stock hold reduction.
• Maintain Item Records, pricing and Supply Planning Methods.

Person specification of the Assistant Supply Chain Manager:

• Previous experience working within Supply Chain Management.
• Proven knowledge of MRP based systems and logistics solutions.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Advanced Excel skills for analysing data and presenting competently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Hold a qualification at level 5 or above recognised Supply Chain body e.g. CIPS / Institute of Supply Chain Management.

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within supply chain management as supply chain manager, supply chain planner, supply chain analyst, materials manager, inventory manager, inventory analyst or any similar analytical role.