Head of Supply Chain / S&OP
Ref: 119446
Cheshire
£100,000
- Permanent
- Global Supply Chain Management
- S&OP
- SAP Super User
About the candidate
Degree educated, CPIM/APICS qualified candidate, with more than 15 years' experience in global supply chain management.
This strategic and results-driven leader brings expertise in Planning, Logistics and Warehousing with significant experience of S&OP and SAP.
They have a proven track record in supply chain leadership roles within a global manufacturing setting, where they have consistently delivered operational excellence and transformation projects, including a number of SAP ERP upgrades and implementations.
This individual is now immediately available for new opportunities in the North West.
What makes them great?
Just a few examples of previous achievements include:
- Developing a new fleet strategy which optimised European/ROW freight routes and delivered significant cost reductions (5% in Yr 1 and 15% in Yr 2)
- Launching a new 185,000sqft pharma-grade 3PL warehouse, incorporating EDI and scanning technology (£270m project over 10 years)
- Rolling out a 12 month S&OP process, including scenario planning and cost modelling to enable strategic decision making and contigency planning
- Improving forecasting accuracy from 80 to 90%
- Delivering several SAP implementations and upgrades, most recently to S/4 HANA, acting as Lead for Manufacturing, Logistics, Inventory and Planning modules
Areas of expertise
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Planning and Forecasting
- S&OP Process Design & Governance
- Operational Excellence & Change Leadership
- ERP (SAP S/4 HANA) Implementation
- Strategic Cost & Scenario Planning
- Logistics & 3PL Optimization
- Performance Framework Development
- Risk Mitigation & Resilience Strategies
- Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Reporting