Head of Supply Chain

Chelmsford
1 week ago
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An opportunity has arisen to work as Head of Supply Chain for an exciting company who develop technology for the Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, Medical and Scientific industries. This global company work on some of the highest profile projects including Hubble Telescope, Keplar, GAIA, Mars Rovers, New Horizons, and Rosetta to name but a few. If you are a motivated leader, who is passionate about driving improvement in Supply Chain best practice, and who has experience in bringing a team with you on such change journey please get in touch.

What's on offer:

Hours 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday finishing at 4.30pm on Friday.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
On site restaurant facilities
6% matched pension
Free parking

Duties:

Accountability for the global demand, supply planning and forecasting processes.
Support growth plans and improve performance
Ensure that business planning and forecasting data is supplied for efficient planning and utilisation
Lead and develop the Supply Chain Planning, warehouse and Logistics teams for the division
Integrated business planning across division, ensuring commonality of plans, messaging and information flows
Optimisation across end-to-end supply chain to maximise performance in inventory management, lead time and OTD
Capacity planning activities across the business in close collaboration with business streams and functions
Provision of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and business analysis
Implementation lead of all key Supply Chain infrastructure projects
Optimization of inbound material scheduling to ensure it is in line with business requirements and inventory targets.

Experience:

Demonstrable experience with cutting edge S&OP methods and ideas
Previous experience in S&OP planning and process improvement
Manufacturing experience is desirable
Degree or equivalent experience in relevant Operations, Engineering or Business Administration field
Demonstrable experience of driving efficiencies and improvement throughout a business
A commercial and customer facing focus is essential
Show a collaborative and inclusive team-based way of working
Be capable of introducing new ways of working and driving innovation through the business at speed
Able to work at pace under pressure
ERP experience ideally SAP S4 Hana

If you feel you have the relevant experience for this position and would like to know more then call Julia at Prime Appointments for more information

Please note: Candidates must hold a British Passport

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