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Supply Chain Consultant

Ref: 162439A

Staffordshire, UK

£80,000 | £500 per day

  • Permanent / Contract
  • Supply Chain Optimization
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

This seasoned Supply Chain Leader has four decades of experience within Supply Chain, Operations and Process Improvements. 

With a wealth of experience working for blue chip manufacturing businesses, they have a proven track record of resolving immediate supply chain issues and leading strategic projects to enhance efficiency and performance. 

They excel in fostering supply chain agility and resilience while integrating crucial aspects such as diversity, ethical trading, sustainability, and digital transformation into business operations.

If you are a manufacturing business in and around the Midlands area looking to address challenges across your Supply Chain, improve your planning processes or implement / upgrade your ERP system, you are in safe hands with this individual.

Currently immediately available and open to full time or part time consultancy or interim contracts.

What makes them great?

Just a few examples of recent achievements include… 

  • Leading global SAP implementation and subsequent upgrade across multiple sites and regions, delivering the project on time and in full
  • Overseeing spend and budgets up to c £40m
  • Delivering 25% reduction in inventory which resulted in £1m cost savings
  • Improving OTIF by 30%, consistently achieving 98% or higher
  • Achieving 2% YOY cost savings on material spend
  • Introducing dashboards to monitor KPIs, which significantly improved business position on procurement metrics, such as overdue orders, blocked invoices and stock outs

Areas of expertise

  • Supply Chain Strategy & Implementation: Proficient in designing and executing strategic supply chain frameworks that align with business goals and market changes
  • Supply Chain Operations: A wealth of experience Demand Management, Production Planning, Material Scheduling and Inventory. Used to managing E2E Supply Chain functions including Purchasing and Logistics
  • Process Optimization & Efficiency Enhancements: Skilled in identifying and implementing process improvements to increase operational efficiencies and reduce costs
  • ERP / SAP Expertise: Has delivered countless successful SAP implementations and upgrades for several businesses, enhancing system performance and user proficiency across multiple global sites
  • Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership: Expert ability to manage and mentor teams, fostering a culture focused on continuous improvement and high performance