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Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, Location: Winsford, Cheshire, Salary: £55-60k + benefits

A fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and experienced Procurement and Supply Chain Manager to join our thriving commercial vehicle and trailer manufacturing company based in Cheshire. 

The role:

As the Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of procurement and supply chain management at Tiger Trailer’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. This will include all production component sourcing and procurement activities from engineering design/BOM completion, through to point-of-fit delivery. In addition, responsibilities will include non-production and consumable purchasing.

The Procurement and Supply Chain Manager will provide a high-quality service to Production Operations with very strong cross functional working relationships with other functions, such as Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Finance.

The role provides robust proactive leadership to drive performance in key areas of quality, delivery, cost & people through the Tiger Manufacturing Operating System (TMOS) through a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement.

Procurement & Supply Chain Manager Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver the Procurement and Supply Chain Vision, Strategy and Business Plan for Tiger Trailers
  • Design, develop and implement standardised operating processes in the area of Procurement and Supply Chain management to enable the above.
  • Maintain and develop the MRP system in conjunction with the IT team and service providers
  • Ensure production operations is fully supported as in internal customer, on a daily basis, to maintain volume, cost and quality targets
  • Develop efficient and lean supply chain value streams through adoption of JIT, synchronous material flow and optimised inventory management systems
  • Support disciplined problem solving to improve overall supplier quality, delivery and cost performance
  • Develop sourcing strategies and partnerships with key suppliers to deliver win-win relationships by driving a culture of continuous improvement
  • Ensure flawless launch and introduction of new customer contracts
  • Provide Leadership for the introduction of the Tiger Manufacturing Operating System (TMOS)

Candidate Requirements:

  • Significant experience of leading in a complex manufacturing environment in a Procurement and Supply Chain Manager capacity
  • Proven experience and understanding of procurement, supply chain management (including MRP) and quality business operating systems
  • A thorough understanding of lean manufacturing tools and techniques
  • Excellent practical problem-solving skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Experience of managing suppliers across multiple technology and commodity disciplines
  • Great interpersonal, communication and coaching skills at all levels – inward and outward facing.

If you are interested in this rewarding career, then please apply, attaching your CV.

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