Senior Supply Chain Manager in Gaydon, Warwickshire

Senior Supply Chain Manager -Warwick- Permanent - £competitive

ARM are delighted to be supporting a luxury iconic Automotive manufacturer with the recruitment of a Senior Supply Chain Manager.

This role will be responsible for leading a team of Material Planners, a Coordinator and launch/data/inventory analysts along with a team of contractors to deliver parts to production.

Responsibilities
* Managing a team of people (Internal and external consultants supporting supplier improvement activities).
* Parts availability to support build to minimum stock levels against production schedules.
* Working with production to minimise the impact of parts supply issues on the production.
* Identifying and leading suppliers affecting supply or production build process.
* Managing inventory (c. £40m) and stock control in the warehouse and lineside.
* Managing engineering change content and reducing obsolescence
* Budget management and working with finance to calculate forecast spend.
* Reporting the production and pre-production status at production reviews
* 3PL (DHL) to control warehouse inventory, incoming parts, parts picking/kitting/sequencing, transport collections, change management implementation.

Requirements
* New model launch experience is essential.
* Material planning experience is essential.
* Knowledge of customs requirements for rest of world and EU (Brexit) essential.
* Degree or Higher diploma qualified or equivalent preferable.
* Previous experience managing tier 1 suppliers and supplier performance improvement.
* Knowledge and experience of 3PL and warehouse management.
* Team management capability is essential.
* Use of ERP/MRP systems.
* High degree of MS Office knowledge is essential (with emphasis on Excel).

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.
Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.