Food Manufacturing Supply Chain Lead — Planning & S&OP

The Compleat Food Group; Poole; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Competitive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager for our Poole Bakery site. You will lead end-to-end supply chain, balancing demand, production capacity and inventory to deliver excellent service while driving efficiency and cost performance.

You will oversee demand and production planning, materials management and S&OP processes, working closely with Operations, Commercial, Procurement and Finance to optimise stock and service.

Qualifications

• Significant supply chain leadership experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong planning and forecasting expertise in complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading S&OP, supply review and inventory management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain activities for Poole Bakery site.
• Drive demand planning, production planning and inventory management.
• Lead monthly S&OP and supply review meetings.
• Ensure robust forecasting and material planning processes.
• Manage stock, working capital and inventory accuracy.
• Deliver service levels through effective SCM and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identify opportunities to improve capacity utilisation and OTIF.
• Develop KPI dashboards and use data for continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing supply chain team.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

Demand planning

S&OP management

Inventory management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager for our Poole Bakery site. You will lead end-to-end supply chain, balancing demand, production capacity and inventory to deliver excellent service while driving efficiency and cost performance.

You will oversee demand and production planning, materials management and S&OP processes, working closely with Operations, Commercial, Procurement and Finance to optimise stock and service.