Supply Chain Manager

<p><strong>NEW VACANCY! (PK9248)</strong></p><p><strong>SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER</strong></p><p><strong>WEST MIDLANDS </strong></p><p><strong>SALARY &#163;PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS + 10% Bonus after Probation Period + 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays + Pension </strong></p><p><strong>Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 7:30am till 4:30pm</strong> </p><p>Our client is a leading packaging distributor and supplier specialising in industrial and e-commerce transit packaging solutions. The business has evolved into a fully integrated packaging provider serving customers across the UK and Europe. It offers a comprehensive range of products including corrugated boxes, protective packaging, adhesive tapes, pallet wrap, labels, and packaging automation solutions, with a strong emphasis on sustainability through the use of recycled and recyclable materials.</p><p>They are currently looking for a Supply Chain Manager to be a bridge between the companies goals and daily Operators, ensuring that the business remains both competitive and profitable whilst de-risking the operation.</p><p><br /><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Provide leadership, management and accountability (LMA) for the Commercial Team, ensuring clear objectives, strong performance, and ongoing development</li><li>Uphold and actively promote company values, leading by example in all interactions</li><li>Effectively manage team resources to ensure daily workloads are delivered efficiently and to a high standard</li><li>Set, monitor, and deliver quarterly objectives and performance measures, while achieving all assigned targets and key deliverables</li><li>Develop, manage, and maintain accountability for the team budget, ensuring alignment with wider business goals</li><li>Coordinate cross-functional teams including Procurement, Sales, NPD, Marketing, and Costing to deliver competitive and innovative bids that secure new business</li><li>Monitor industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activity to inform long-term commercial strategy</li><li>Lead and develop the commercial function across Procurement, Inventory, Costing &amp; Technical, and NPD, working closely with the Senior Leadership team</li><li>Define and implement commercial strategies that optimise cost, quality, and service performance across the supply chain</li><li>Act as the commercial and supply chain lead in cross-functional discussions, influencing senior stakeholders on procurement, pricing, and investment decisions</li><li>Ensure gross margins meet or exceed budgeted targets through accurate costing, competitive procurement, and disciplined pricing governance</li><li>Deliver annual cost reduction initiatives through supplier negotiations, value engineering, and alternative sourcing</li><li>Establish and maintain a high-performing supplier base, implementing long-term agreements to secure supply, drive innovation, and mitigate price volatility</li><li>Monitor and improve supplier performance across delivery, quality, and sustainability metrics</li><li>Oversee supplier strategy, approving contracts and major purchasing decisions within delegated authority</li><li>Review and challenge procurement performance, driving continuous improvement and cost efficiencies</li><li>Partner with the Sales Manager to ensure cost models, pricing methodologies, and margin structures are accurate, consistent, and strategically aligned</li><li>Ensure back-to-back commercial alignment between customer and supplier contracts to minimise risk</li><li>Collaborate on high-value quotations, ensuring commercial robustness prior to submission</li><li>Support Finance and Sales with pricing analysis, profitability reviews, and long-term cost forecasting</li><li>Drive cross-functional collaboration to improve cost transparency, product performance, and operational efficiency</li><li>Lead the commercial governance of all NPD projects, ensuring alignment with financial and strategic objectives</li><li>Oversee the development of costings, sourcing strategies, and business cases for new products</li><li>Partner with NPD, design, and technical teams to ensure products are commercially viable, scalable, and market-ready</li><li>Provide timely costings, sourcing decisions, and commercial approvals to support efficient project delivery</li><li>Manage material cost forecasting, market risk assessments, and pricing strategies in line with financial targets</li><li>Oversee and implement risk mitigation strategies relating to supply chain disruption, material volatility, and margin erosion</li><li>Lead and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the team and wider business</li><li>Manage issues and crises effectively, ensuring resolution, followed by root cause analysis and preventative actions</li><li>Adhere to company policies and processes, while proactively improving them where they hinder business performance</li><li>Work closely with the Senior Leadership team to ensure budget targets are achieved and overall business performance is delivered</li><li>Undertake any additional reasonable duties as required to support business needs</li></ul>