Head of Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is an engineering graduate with a post-graduate qualification in Operations or Supply Chain Management and 15 -20 years’ experience including at least 10 years at a managerial level with responsibility for managing Supply Chain & Purchase function at plant level. The candidate should be from engineering or manufacturing industries, or steel plant having managed procurement of scrap and alloys.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the oversight of the Supply Chain Management, Contract Manufacturers activities
• Should have exposure of sale of scrap, by proper bidding process.
• Effectively manage supplier selections to meet quality, service, delivery, and cost parameters to meet the organization requirements.
• Ensure just-intime delivery of material to meet customer demand.
• To formulate and manage the entire process of distribution from ordering to receiving and preparation to delivery.
• Lead inventory right sizing initiatives.
• Maintain systems to ensure inventory optimization and appropriate replenishment strategies.
• Collaborate with production and operations departments in planning activities to deliver products on time.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing and Finance and externally with all the suppliers and service providers.
• Apply necessary continuous improvement tools to streamline efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, and production to establish corrective actions regarding supplier/vendor related issues.
• Negotiating commercial terms with suppliers
• Lead the transformation of the Supply Chain operation in line with or ahead of the demands of our businesses.
• Reviewing and improving margins – freight and duty
• Should have exposure to Quality Management Systems

Leadership: The candidate will need to show leadership ability to drive transformational cultural change to enable the business to deliver operational efficiency.

Travel & Mobility: The position is based in Wrexham and may be required to travel to global headquarters (India) from time to time.

Please note candidates with experience in Supply Chain Management, Supply chain Planning, Inventory management & Logistics management will be preferred.