Supply Chain Manager

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Blackpool

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About Us:

Glasdon UK Limited is part of the Glasdon Group with additional companies in Europe and the United States. We are a market leader in the design, marketing and supply of environmental and safety products including street furniture, recycling products, road safety equipment, winter safety products, water safety products, cycle shelters and modular buildings.

About the role:

Are you passionate about the environment and sustainability?

Do you have the skills required to manage a busy Purchasing team?

An exciting, challenging and rewarding long-term career opportunity awaits!

The relationships we hold with our worldwide group of suppliers is important to us and maintaining these positive relationships in a progressive and ethical manner is testament to our success over the past 65 years.

To ensure ongoing expansion, we are looking for an experienced and strategic Supply Chain Manager to join an existing team at Glasdon UK Limited. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the efficient flow of parts from suppliers to customers.

If you have a genuine desire to succeed and wish to join a progressive company, with excellent career opportunities and benefits then look no further!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Day to day management and support within our busy Purchasing function including analysis of supply chain metrics; costs, lead times, service levels etc
• Develop and implement comprehensive supply chain strategies and process improvements to enhance supply chain capabilities to reduce the environmental impact across the supply chain
• Implement sourcing strategies, with both new and existing suppliers, to ensure cost-effective material acquisition
• Regular collaboration, support, and auditing, of existing suppliers to ensure compliance, ethical sourcing practices and alignment with our UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Develop supply chain contingency plans and implement supply chain risk management programs
• Demand forecasting and inventory planning
• Negotiate with suppliers, develop supplier relationships and manage supplier performance
• Inter-departmental liaison with relevant stakeholders
• Collaboration with the in-house supply chain (Research and Development, Product Design, QA and Sales)

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics or business-related field
• CIPS qualified
• Proven track record of managing and leading a team
• Ideally, 5 years relevant experience
• Have a genuine interest in procurement practices
• Passionate about sustainability practices and customer focus
• Strategic knowledge of supply chain management
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated, confident, and proactive
• Commercially aware
• An effective team player
• Knowledge of the supply chain process
• Be familiar with commercial computer systems
• Good IT, literacy, numerical and analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Valid UK Driving Licence (Essential)

Benefits:

• A competitive commencing salary
• 33 days paid holiday
• Flexible shift pattern
• A comprehensive training programme
• Company final salary pension scheme after a minimum of two years' service
• Life insurance after a minimum of two years' service
• Pension through NEST within 3 months of start date
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service awards
• Private health insurance scheme after a minimum of one year's service
• Subsidised on-site Café

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of: Purchasing, Procurement, Back Orders, Batch Quantity, Management, Manufacturing, Stock & Inventory Control, Supply Chain, Negotiation, CIPS, 5S, Ordering, Requisitions, Six-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Bill of Materials (BOM), Commercial Systems, Auditing, ISO, Kaizen, Supplier Relationship Management, Total Quality Management (TQM), Supply Chain Strategy, Planning, Supplier & Vendor Management, Logistics, Distribution and Warehousing may also be considered for this role.

The Glasdon Group Limited is an equal opportunities employer.