Job Description:

Supply Chain Manager

Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
Salary - Highly attractive salary with excellent benefits package included
Monday to Friday, standard office hours - Site-based, with occasional flexibility for homeworking

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a leading international food manufacturing organisation with the recruitment of an experienced Supply Chain Manager to join their busy manufacturing operation in Merthyr Tydfil.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially aware and analytical supply chain professional to take ownership of supply chain activities across a fast-paced retail food manufacturing operation, ensuring production plans, material availability, stock levels and customer requirements are effectively managed.

The site specialises in food processing, manufacturing and packing products for major retail and foodservice customers. Working across a complex operation incorporating primary processing and retail production, you'll play a key role in coordinating supply chain activity, improving operational performance and ensuring customer service levels are consistently achieved.

This is what you'll be doing

As Supply Chain Manager, you'll oversee supply chain operations for the retail business unit, ensuring accurate forecasting, effective end-to-end production planning, material availability and inventory management to support customer demand and business requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing demand planning and forecasting activities, ensuring customer requirements are accurately captured, analysed and translated into effective supply chain plans.

• Overseeing end-to-end production planning, coordinating operational requirements to ensure production schedules align with demand, capacity and material availability.

• Managing inventory levels and stock accuracy, ensuring the right materials and finished products are available to meet production and customer requirements.

• Overseeing materials planning, working closely with Purchasing, Production and other departments to maintain continuity of supply.

• Maintaining accurate supply chain data, including Bills of Materials (BOMs), to support effective planning, reporting and operational decision-making.

• Monitoring customer orders, delivery requirements and service levels, identifying potential risks and taking appropriate action to maintain customer satisfaction.

• Analysing supply chain performance, producing reports and using operational data to identify trends, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.

• Working with Group Purchasing to manage day-to-day material supplier relationships and resolve supply-related issues.

• Supporting the implementation of supply chain strategy within the retail business unit, driving improvements in planning accuracy, operational efficiency and customer service.

• Identifying and managing supply chain risks, developing appropriate contingency measures to minimise disruption to production and customer deliveries.

• Collaborating closely with Production, Operations, Procurement, Commercial and other internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination across the business.

• Supporting waste reduction, sustainability initiatives and continuous improvement across supply chain operations.

• Ensuring supply chain activities comply with relevant business policies, Health & Safety requirements and operational standards.

• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support supply chain performance and business objectives.

The experience you'll bring

• Previous experience in a Supply Chain Manager, Planning Manager, Supply Chain Lead or similar senior supply chain position.

• Strong experience within food manufacturing, meat processing, food production or a fast-paced FMCG environment.

• Proven experience in demand planning, forecasting and end-to-end production planning.

• Excellent understanding of inventory management, material availability and stock optimisation.

• Experience coordinating supply chain activity against customer orders, production capacity and service level requirements.

• Strong analytical skills, with experience using supply chain systems, reporting tools and operational data to support decision-making.

• Experience working collaboratively with Production, Procurement, Commercial and operational departments.

• Confidence managing supplier relationships and resolving material availability or supply chain issues.

• A proactive approach to identifying operational risks, improving processes and driving continuous improvement.

• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.

And this is what you'll get in return

• Highly attractive salary - negotiable based on experience

• Monday to Friday working hours.

• 31 days' annual leave per year following successful completion of probation.

• Annual holiday purchase scheme, allowing you to purchase additional leave.

• Company pension scheme, Death in Service benefit.

• Free on-site parking and subsidised on-site canteen.

• Cycle to Work scheme, Refer a friend scheme

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

• Long Service Awards.

• Discounted gym memberships.

• Structured onboarding, ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

Are you ready to make an impact?

If you're an experienced Supply Chain Manager or Planning professional with a strong background in food manufacturing or FMCG, and you're looking for an opportunity to take ownership of supply chain performance within a busy production environment, we'd love to hear from you.

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, please send your up-to-date CV over ASAP.

Please note: Due to high application volumes, we can't respond to every applicant. If you haven't heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately you've not been successful on this occasion. Please check our website for other opportunities.