Supply Chain Manager

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Hull (East Yorkshire)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000-£60,000

Job Summary

We are currently representing a Supply Chain Manager opportunity on behalf of our client who are a growing food manufacturing business based in Hull with ambitious plans for continued growth, they are looking to appoint an experienced, hands‑on Supply Chain Manager with a strong focus on:

• Production & capacity planning
• Raw materials and packaging procurement
• On‑site logistics and warehousing, plus 3PL management
• End‑to‑end order management and distributor relationships
• Leading change and people performance in a pressured logistics environment

Main Duties

• Lead end‑to‑end production and capacity planning, translating forecasts into executable schedules and maintaining robust Excel/Sage‑based tools.
• Own raw materials and packaging procurement, managing stock policies, supplier performance and cost/value initiatives.
• Oversee inbound/outbound logistics and on‑site warehousing, developing the Logistics Supervisor and team while ensuring layouts and flows support factory changes.
• Manage the 3PL relationship for finished goods, monitoring service, cost and performance, and leading projects for additional local storage and call‑off processes.
• Own order management and distributor relationships, ensuring smooth communication, strong OTIF and reliable delivery performance.
• Drive data‑led improvement, using advanced Excel to analyse performance, strengthen forecasting, support scenario planning and prepare for future systems development.
• Collaborate across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Technical and HR, ensuring compliance with food safety/quality standards and potentially expanding remit to the sister site over time.

Person Specification

• Strong supply chain background in food manufacturing or high‑volume FMCG, with proven ownership of planning, purchasing and logistics.
• Demonstrable experience managing production/capacity planning, raw materials and packaging purchasing, and warehouse/logistics operations with team leadership.
• Highly analytical with advanced Excel capability and strong ERP/stock system experience (ideally Sage), using systems primarily as data sources.
• Hands‑on supply chain leader with strong people management, change leadership, commercial awareness and cross‑functional influence.
• Clear, confident communicator able to present data effectively and drive alignment in a fast‑paced, change‑driven manufacturing setting.

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