Manufacturing Supply Chain Leader: Lean & Growth

Magnera; Maldon; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnera in Maldon, Essex, is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end operations at the Maldon site. This leadership role sits on the site leadership team and focuses on delivering operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and business performance.

You will lead planning, warehousing, logistics and customer service, develop the site supply chain strategy, drive continuous improvement and coach a high-performing team while championing safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Supply Chain leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong planning, logistics and inventory management expertise.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• A continuous improvement mindset with Lean or Kaizen experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems and supply chain technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A passion for delivering results and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the site supply chain strategy.
• Lead production planning, inventory management, warehousing and logistics activities.
• Optimise inventory, working capital and service performance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, commercial and customer teams.
• Drive Continuous Improvement, Lean and operational excellence initiatives.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing supply chain team.
• Champion safety, compliance and best practice across all operations.
• Use data and insight to improve performance, efficiency and customer outcomes.

Job description

Magnera in Maldon, Essex, is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end operations at the Maldon site. This leadership role sits on the site leadership team and focuses on delivering operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and business performance.

You will lead planning, warehousing, logistics and customer service, develop the site supply chain strategy, drive continuous improvement and coach a high-performing team while championing safety and compliance.