Head of Supply Chain Management in City of London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in London seeks a Head of Supply Chain to lead global operations and strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of supply chain experience, including 3 years in a leadership role, and a strong background in the beauty, personal care, or FMCG sectors. This is a full-time hybrid position offering competitive salary up to £90k DOE and the chance to drive sustainability initiatives in a rapidly growing market.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of end-to-end supply chain experience in consumer goods.
• Minimum of 3 years in a senior leadership position.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead global supply chain strategy across planning, sourcing, production, logistics, and fulfilment.
• Define and track key performance metrics across supply chain.
• Foster strong supplier and internal partnerships.

Skills

End-to-End Supply Chain Experience

Strategic Leadership

Supplier Management

Quantitative & Analytical Skills

Change & Transformation

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Job Description

Role: Head of Supply Chain

Location: London

Type: Full-time / Hybrid

Salary: Up to £90k DOE

About the Company

LT Talent is supporting a rapidly scaling consumer goods organisation recognised for its strong market position and growth momentum. Operating across international markets with ambitious expansion objectives, our client provides an opportunity to contribute at a strategic level within a forward‑thinking and mission‑driven environment.

The Role

Our client is seeking a Head of Supply Chain to lead global supply chain operations and strategy across planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and fulfilment. This is a senior leadership position with full end‑to‑end accountability for ensuring the supply chain supports rapid international growth while maintaining operational excellence, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and executing the global supply chain strategy, building scalable systems and teams, and fostering strong supplier and internal partnerships. The Head of Supply Chain will lead a growing team, shaping a high‑performance function that ensures product availability, drives innovation, and enables the business to deliver on its mission.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Ownership

• End‑To‑End Accountability: Lead the global supply chain strategy across planning, sourcing, production, logistics, and fulfilment – ensuring operational excellence, cost efficiency, and agility across all markets.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and deliver long‑term supply chain strategies aligned with business growth goals, market expansion, and sustainability objectives.
• Governance & KPIs: Define and track key performance metrics across supply, inventory, cost, and service. Present performance insights, risks, and opportunities to the Executive Team.
• Risk & Resilience: Identify and mitigate risks in the supply base, logistics network, and operations to protect business continuity.

Supply Chain Operations

• Global Supply Planning: Oversee supply planning for all product categories, ensuring product availability while optimising working capital and inventory health.
• Supplier Management: Lead relationships with global 3rd‑party manufacturers and packaging suppliers. Negotiate commercial terms, improve performance, and embed continuous improvement across the network.
• Process Excellence: Ensure efficient processes for demand and supply planning, procurement, production scheduling, and fulfilment. Drive ERP and tool adoption to improve accuracy, visibility, and decision‑making.
• Inventory & Cost Management: Oversee global inventory and COGS optimisation initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support profitability.

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

• Optimisation Projects: Lead strategic initiatives such as supplier diversification, ERP implementation, cost reduction programmes, and sustainability improvements.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of operational excellence – embedding best practices, automation, and process enhancements across the supply chain.
• Sustainability: Integrate sustainability principles into supply chain decisions, from responsible sourcing to packaging and logistics optimisation.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Business Partnering: Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, NPD, and Marketing teams to ensure supply chain alignment with product launches, forecasts, and financial targets.
• Scenario Planning: Provide data‑driven insights to evaluate trade‑offs between cost, service, and sustainability. Present recommendations to executive team to inform strategic decisions.
• Project Leadership: Lead major cross‑functional initiatives that improve supply chain capability and support business transformation.

Team Leadership & Development

• Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a growing supply chain team including Supply Chain Leads, Managers, and Planners to create a high‑performance, empowered function.
• Team Growth: Define the future organisational structure to support international growth, ensuring the right capability and capacity are in place.
• Culture: Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration, aligned with the company’s values and mission.

Candidate Profile

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience: 8+ years of end‑to‑end supply chain experience in consumer goods within beauty, personal care, or FMCG sectors, including a minimum of 3 years in a senior leadership position.
• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to design and execute supply chain strategies at global or regional scale.
• Supplier Management: Strong track record in managing complex supplier networks, contract manufacturers, and component vendors.
• Operational & Strategic Balance: Able to move seamlessly between high‑level strategic planning and operational decision‑making when required.
• Quantitative & Analytical Skills: Highly numerate, with strong data analysis, forecasting, and financial modelling capabilities.
• Systems Expertise: Experienced with ERP and supply chain systems; capable of driving digital transformation and process automation.
• Change & Transformation: Proven success in leading business transformation or scaling supply chain operations during periods of growth.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at executive level.
• Growth Mindset: Thrives in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment with a hands‑on approach to problem solving.
• Sustainability Commitment: Deep understanding of sustainable sourcing, production, and logistics practices.

Interested?

If you’re a strategic supply chain leader looking to make an impact in a high‑growth, purpose‑led consumer brand – we’d love to hear from you.

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