Group Supply Chain Manager

Group Supply Chain ManagerIdeally Based anywhere across UK (must be prepared to get to one of their sites in the South East) or EU sites Attractive Basic Salary + 25% bonus + £1k/month car allowanceYou ve probably read job ads before that say: Must be a strategic leader. And then go on to list 27 things that sound suspiciously like a glorified admin role.This isn t that.This is a real Group-level position, where you ll be setting supply chain strategy across Europe and making it stick. And here s the twist you won t have any direct reports.Instead, your influence is your power.The local teams UK, Spain, Holland etc technically report into their own leaders. But to make any of it work at group level, they need to buy into you. You ll be the one shaping the European strategy for demand planning, logistics, inventory and ERP rollout and then ensuring it actually happens on the ground.That takes credibility. It takes presence. And it absolutely takes a background in food or beverage manufacturing.This bit isn t negotiable. You need to know the pressures, the pace, the pain points. So if your experience sits outside food and drink this one s not for you.You ll report into the Group Head of Ops. You ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Europe. And you ll spend the first few months doing the travel-heavy, sleeves-up work to build relationships and gain trust. (You decide what your rhythm looks like after that.)The UK is probably the toughest region brand-new team, lots o
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