Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Kew Bridge, London
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full time
The Company is an innovative and exciting new brand looking for an experience Supply Chain Manager to be responsible for all the Demand Planning & Logistics. It’s a fast growing start up based in Kew Bridge, London, looking for a team player to come and join a friendly, passionate and very enthusiastic team.
The Role
They operate a Direct to Consumer business through a central warehouse and various retail partners, utilising third party manufacturing and warehousing & distribution. This role will be responsible for managing sourcing, forecasting, production planning, inventory management and distribution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop short, medium and long-term forecasts based on market data, trends and brand sales’ hindsight- covering D2C business and retail partners (B2B)
- Monitor and Manage Inventory levels at Central warehouses and with retail partners
- Manage UK and EU supplier relationships: production planning, product and logistics costs, Just In Time replenishment to manage working capital
- Manage Logistics Suppliers – warehousing and distribution partners to ensure cost effective and efficient stock management and customer delivery (OTIF)
- Reporting of daily, weekly & monthly inventory and replenishment
- Assist in developing production budgets and cost effective initiatives
The Candidate:
Qualification/ Experience required:
- Experience in managing Demand Planning in a consumer environment
- Experience in working with Third Party logistics companies
- Experience with demand planning and forecasting systems.
- Experience in project management
- Experience on overseas export/freight forwarding
Skills required:
- Numerate & analytical ability
- Able to initiate process improvement
- Project & Change Management
- Strategic thinker with a flexible and adaptable approach to the role
- Competent in Excel
- Excellent communication, and presentation skills
Benefits:
- Office based in Kew Bridge, London. Some home working is an option.
- Full-time, Monday to Friday 9pm – 5.30pm. There is an option for flexibility.
- Salary dependent on experience
- 20 days annual leave (plus all public holidays)
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Supply Chain Manager, Distribution Manager, Senior Supply Chain Officer, Demand Planner, Supply Chain Planner, Buying Project Manager, Purchasing Manager, Logistics Manager, Inventory Manager may also be considered for this role.
