Factory Supply Chain Manager

Factory Supply Chain Manager
Cereal Partners
Location: Bromborough
Salary, Competitive basic Salary, plus car allowance, performance related bonus and Companywide benefits
This is a full-time opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process on what this could look like.
Position Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Site based Supply Chain Manager on our site in Bromborough. You will report into the Factory Manager, with a functional link to the market category supply chain manager and be responsible for your own team spanning planning and logistics across the site.
At Cereal Partners UK we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands with a long heritage such as Cheerios, Shreddies & Shredded Wheat as well as producing private label products for the markets leading retailers. Our aim is simple: to provide high quality, nutritious and great tasting breakfast cereals. You could join our purpose to Make Breakfast Better!
A day in the life of a Factory Supply Chain Manager

• Member of Site Leadership team defining the strategic direction & delivery of the site. Contributing through supporting, challenging & coaching across all functions whilst ensuring the safe working environment for all.
• Responsible & accountable for creating & delivering the Supply Chain Strategy for the site ensuring high levels of Customer Service are achieved at optimal cost.
• Lead, coach and develop the Supply Chain team including the delivery of a people plan to maintain business continuity at all times
• Responsible for ensuring that safety, health and environment practices are fully aligned with company policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Operational delivery of detailed production plans, raw & packaging sourcing and material movements to ensure plans are achieved
• Accountable for the logistics performance of the site ensuring safe and timely material flows
• Optimisation of our supplier base, working with procurement to ensure achievement of production plans at lowest total cost
• Create and maintain supply contingencies as well as managing the impact of major supply interruptions with the business
• Manage interface between local site (Production & Technical), CPUK Supply Chain function & Market Distribution Centres
• Ensure compliance against defined standards ensuring internal & external requirements are achieved

What will make you successful?

• 3-5 yrs minimum experience of Supply chain covering areas such as Demand & Supply Planning, Logistics & Procurement.
• Experience of Leading and developing people
• Knowledge of related SAP/ IT systems
• Knowledge of LEAN and value stream processes
• Understanding of Business Planning

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of CPW – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
Closing date: 16/02/2023
Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.

Please note: We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At CPW, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!