Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager – Leeds – Up to £40,000

This is a critical role within a fast-growing business that will be responsible for managing logistics and customer order fulfilment. The successful candidate will have excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and be prepared to get stuck in during busy periods! This role directly reports into the Head of Operations.

Job type: Full-time

Working hours: Monday to Friday – 08:00am to 16:00pm

Package:

• Salary up to £40,000
• 25 days holiday allowance
• 3% pension

Responsibilities:

• Process and co-ordinate customer orders to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery.
• Handling correspondence with customers, including emails and phone calls, and responding to inquiries in a professional and timely manner with regards to orders.
• Co-ordinate transportation and logistics activities with their third-party hauliers.
• Communicate with third party hauliers to ensure smooth transit of goods to customers.
• Identify and address any issues or challenges in the order fulfilment supply chain promptly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Work closely with third-party cold store / haulier to drive service delivery through challenging causes of failure and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Own & develop the monthly stock reconciliation process in their own warehouse and their third-party cold-store / haulier
• Direct line management responsibility for their Delivery Drivers in setting workload, routes and order prioritisation.
• Assist in monitoring inventory levels to meet customer demand.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer order records, both electronic and physical.
• Take the lead on relevant supply chain projects to deliver cost savings or process improvement

Requirements:

• Proven experience in supply chain or related roles.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow, set up and drive process forward.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Independently take ownership of tasks through to completion.
• UK driving license.

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