Group Director of Supply Chain

A-Gas; Portishead; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Employer pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Collective benefits program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A Gas is seeking a Group Director, Supply Chain to design and lead its global supply chain, SIOP and procurement initiatives. You will align demand and supply across regions to secure critical supply, optimize inventory, and reduce total cost while enabling strategic decisions.

The role reports to the Group Operations Director and operates in a home‑based or hybrid setup with regular travel to sites and suppliers. Strong leadership in a matrix is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience across strategic sourcing, procurement and supply chain planning in a complex, multi‑region organisation.
• Demonstrable experience designing or materially improving S&OP/SIOP processes.
• Proven delivery of measurable value across direct and indirect categories.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and financial analysis capability.
• Experience leading enterprise change through a matrix.
• Strong understanding of supplier risk, logistics, inventory and supply continuity.
• Experience using ERP, CRM, planning and spend analytics data.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead a global supply chain and S&OP capability for A‑Gas.
• Integrate demand, supply, inventory and spend to improve service and working capital.
• Drive governance, data standards and category strategies with regional teams.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement leadership

Supply chain planning

SIOP / S&OP

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Cross‑regional leadership

ERP / data analytics

Tools

ERP

CRM

Planning tools

Job description

Why A‑Gas?

At A‑Gas, what we do matters — every single day. We are a global leader in Lifecycle Refrigerant Management. We help industries reduce emissions, protect the environment, and transition to a more sustainable future.

Job Description

Why A‑Gas?

At A‑Gas, what we do matters — every single day. We are a global leader in Lifecycle Refrigerant Management. We help industries reduce emissions, protect the environment, and transition to a more sustainable future.

Our goal is clear: to protect and improve the environment by effectively managing refrigerants throughout their entire lifecycle.

Role Description

The Group Director, Supply Chain is accountable for designing and leading A‑Gas's global supply chain, strategic sourcing and Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) capability. The role will create an integrated view of demand, supply, inventory and third‑party spend to secure critical supply, improve service, optimise inventory and working capital, reduce total cost and enable better commercial and operational decisions. Key spend categories include gases, valves, cylinders and containers, logistics, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), and selected indirect categories. Working through a global matrix of regional Operations, Purchasing, Commercial and Finance teams, the role will establish common governance, data standards, category strategies and performance measures while enabling effective regional execution. The role operates through a global matrix structure. While accountable for Group strategy, governance, performance and capability, day‑to‑day execution remains with regional procurement, Commercial, Operations and supply chain teams.

Reports to: Group Operations Director

Principal Place of Work: United Kingdom or United States - home‑based or hybrid by agreement, with regular travel to A‑Gas sites, suppliers and international meetings.

Essential

Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience across strategic sourcing, procurement and supply chain planning in a complex, multi‑region organisation.
• Demonstrable experience designing or materially improving S&OP/SIOP processes
• Proven delivery of measurable value across direct and indirect categories.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and financial analysis capability.
• Experience leading enterprise change through a matrix.
• Strong understanding of supplier risk, logistics, inventory and supply continuity.
• Experience using ERP, CRM, planning and spend analytics data.

Desirable

• Industrial gases, chemicals, refrigerants, hazardous materials or regulated‑sector experience.
• Dangerous goods logistics, international sourcing and trade compliance experience.
• Experience in a private equity‑backed, acquisitive or high‑growth organisation.
• APICS/ASCM, CIPS, CPSM or another relevant qualification.
• Experience implementing sourcing, procure‑to‑pay or planning technology.

What do you get in return?

• Competitive and attractive employment package
• Employer pension scheme
• Flexible working hours (depending on the role)
• Collective benefits program
• Employee Assistance Program (support for work and personal matters)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team activities in summer and around Christmas

Why choose A‑Gas?

Because your work contributes to something bigger:

• A safer climate
• A more sustainable industry
• An organization with a clear mission, innovative strength, and long‑term vision

Together, we are building a sustainable future.