Posted:
7/5/2024, 3:45:04 AM
Location(s):
England, United Kingdom ⋅ Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Operations & Logistics
The Opportunity/Role 📢
Reporting to the UK Supply Chain Director, the Head of Supply Planning will play a pivotal role in the development and functional leadership of the Supply Planning function.
The Head of Supply Planning shall be responsible for developing the strategy and developing the function to manage all activities across the product lifecycle for the supply chain. This shall ensure all supply chains and value streams are professionally designed, developed, planned, scheduled, and governed; including the development and management of the inventory strategy and ensuring this is efficiently and effectively delivered and managed.
Together with their teams, they shall design capable supply and value chains to meet current and future build rate readiness, planning the product from introduction through to supply whilst measuring and developing the supply chain performance and mitigating supply chain risk and issues.
The role shall work with the wider Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain functions and leadership team to develop and govern all functional process, including deployment and implementation.
Governance shall include and incorporate industry best practice, Customer, Regulators and Aliaxis benchmarks.
Functional competencies
Ability to define with practicable experience of the implementation of an end-to-end management process, recognising all constraints ensuring optimal demand and capacity planning balance across the supply chain to ensure on time delivery and optimal inventory
Experienced in developing and managing an end-to-end supply chain design at all levels within the value chain, recognising key changes across the product and portfolio lifecycle which could affect the commodities/supply chain value stream
Ability to validate the quality and robustness of planning activity to ensure (a) risks to planned performance are understood and actively addressed; and (b) impact such as capital investment, manpower, rate readiness and supply chain change are known and managed
Experienced in supply chain risk management to mitigate potential to impact delivery. Clear methodology in the management of supply chain risk to ensure all risks are identified, prioritised, escalated and disseminated within the wider organisation. This is to ensure all risks have clear mitigation strategies, incorporated within all commodity strategies and are effectively managed
Experienced in the functional development of an ERP solution with all aspects related to materials management to ensure correct planning data and is maintained for all systems, commodities, and components.
Required Experience and Knowledge
Proven ability to lead and direct a diverse functional and cross functional team(s)
Delivery of results (value) from successfully working with stakeholders and customers
Degree qualified or significant experience in a relevant functional discipline, ideally with supply chain management qualification (i.e. CPIM or CSCP).
Data driven with strong analytical and IT skills (Microsoft Office Suite – Excel & Access), strong understanding of ERP (Dynamics AX / SAP), MRP software, optional: Power BI.
Integrated Business Planning practitioner, with experience of embedding and developing processes
Participated at a mid/senior level in transformation, relocation, or system migration projects and able to demonstrate success in implementation.
Benefits:
☀ 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) with the option to purchase up to 5 more
💸 Life Assurance 6x annual salary
🏥 Critical illness cover
💻 Hybrid working policy - work from home two days a week!
👶 Enhanced parental leave
👚 Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants
🙌 Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme
📝 Company Pension contributions up to 10%
🦷 Dental and healthcare cash plan
🚲 Cycle to work scheme
😍 Plus many more
Website: https://nicoll.fr/
Headquarter Location: Cholet, Pays de la Loire, France
Employee Count: 251-500
Year Founded: 1956
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Building Material ⋅ Construction ⋅ Service Industry