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Head of Supply Chain - Interim

Employer
Seven Search & Selection
Location
Oxfordshire
Salary
Highly Attractive plus package
Closing date
6 Jun 2021

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Interim
Hours
Full Time
Function
Supply Chain & Logistics

Job Details

Our client:

  • My client is an instantly recognisable multi-national FMCG business with a portfolio of leading brands.
  • Unique in that they are a blue-chip business but retain an entrepreneurial feel & culture
  • A combination of these factors ensures a successful and growing business.

The role:

  • On their behalf I am recruiting an ambitious Head of Supply Chain to hold the fort on an interim basis
  • Reporting to the General Manager for UK&I this is a leadership role with true autonomy. 
  • This individual will be responsible for leading a wide team of 30 individuals (4 direct reports)
  • To go forward, you need to look back – analyse and advise on trends, upskilling the sales teams to recognise opportunities based on previous demand drivers
  • Creating a strategic roadmap and driving functional excellence and optimal alignment between demand and supply, inventory and goods flow management and customer service.
  • Driving a continuous improvement culture, promoting opportunities for growth and profitability.
  • Review and implement cost saving initiatives and external benchmarking to ensure appropriate cost structures are in place.

Ideal candidate:

  • You will have functional expertise and leadership experience in supply chain.
  • Proactive, inquisitive and tenacious with strong problem-solving ability, and a willingness to get ‘hands-on’
  • Excellent at communicating and networking – there’ll be lots of relationship building involved to ensure the supply chain function is operating effectively
  • You will have a continuous improvement mindset with transformational power.
  • You will have experience of positively managing change in a fast-moving complex environment.
  • Needless to say, you must you be analytical and demonstrate an ability to drive commercial improvements through supply chain efficiencies
  • Be extremely comfortable presenting both internally and externally.

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 9/15926/7. Confidentiality assured.

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on this site.

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Company

Seven is a leading provider of multi-functional recruitment solutions in Consumer Goods & Retail, covering roles in Sales, Marketing, Head Office functions, Category, Operations and Manufacturing. We provide executive search and selection as well as award-winning RPO services and interim solutions.

"One of the leaders in FMCG recruitment" - client feedback, Bayer.

"Having worked with some of the biggest names in recruitment, I would recommend Seven above all." - client feedback, Mars UK.

We are 20 passionate sector experts working from our London and Leeds offices. Take a look at our website to see all vacancies and learn more!

Company info
Website
Telephone
0330 010 8327
Location
Yorkshire House, Greek Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 5SH
United Kingdom

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