Senior Supply Chain & Planning Manager

IRVINGQ Ltd; Llangeinor; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IrvinGQ is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain, production planning, material availability and supplier performance. The role partners with Operations, Sales, Engineering and Finance to ensure on-time delivery and optimized inventory across the business.

The successful candidate will own planning processes, drive improvement initiatives, manage supplier performance and deliver actionable reporting to support EBITDA targets and customer commitments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain, materials management, planning, procurement or operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems, production planning, inventory control and purchasing processes.
• Experience of managing supplier performance and resolving material availability issues in a time-critical environment.
• Ability to lead teams, influence cross-functionally and communicate clearly at all levels of the business.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to use data to identify issues, set priorities and drive action.
• High ownership, urgency and accountability for delivery.
• Practical, hands-on approach with the ability to operate at both strategic and detailed levels.
• Calm and structured under pressure, with strong problem-solving capability.
• Commercially aware, data-driven and focused on business outcomes.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to build trust across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Sales and Finance.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, customer focus and doing what we say we will do.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Supply Chain and Planning function, ensuring clear priorities, accountability and alignment with operational and business unit requirements.
• Develop and maintain robust processes for purchasing, supplier management, material planning, production planning and inventory control.
• Drive a culture of urgency, ownership, continuous improvement and cross-functional problem solving.
• Support the development of team capability through coaching, performance management and succession planning.
• Own the sales, inventory, supply and production planning processes required to support customer demand and business plan delivery.
• Ensure loaded customer demand has the required raw material, purchased parts and subcontract support available in line with production schedules.
• Identify, communicate and elevate material risks, capacity constraints and supplier issues that may impact customer delivery or revenue recognition.
• Work with Operations and Business Unit teams to establish clear build plans, recovery plans and priorities for high-value or time-critical programmes.
• Manage supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, lead time and risk mitigation.
• Establish clear supplier improvement plans where performance does not meet business requirements.
• Support strategic sourcing, dual sourcing, low-cost country sourcing and Make vs Buy activities where they improve continuity of supply, productivity or EBITDA performance.
• Ensure purchasing activity is commercially robust, compliant with business processes and aligned with operational priorities.
• Own inventory accuracy, inventory profile planning and material availability across the supply chain.
• Reduce excess, obsolete and inactive stock while protecting customer delivery and production continuity.
• Review safety stock, reorder points, lead times and supplier stockholding arrangements to optimise working capital.
• Use ERP data, reporting tools and visual management to support agile decision making and early risk identification.
• Work closely with Engineering and Production Engineering to ensure bills of material, stock codes, routings and technical changes support efficient purchasing and planning.
• Partner with Project Management to support major programmes, customer milestones and recovery plans.
• Collaborate with Finance to align inventory, cost, working capital and forecast assumptions.
• Contribute to business reviews, operational performance reviews and improvement plans with clear data, actions and ownership.
• Lead supply chain improvement projects that improve customer OTD, reduce past dues, reduce cost, lower inventory or improve process control.
• Identify supply chain risks and opportunities, including single-source dependency, long lead-time materials, subcontract constraints and supplier capacity limitations.
• Develop mitigation plans and contingency actions to protect customer delivery and business performance.
• Support ERP, Power BI and reporting improvements that strengthen planning discipline and operational visibility.

Skills

Supply chain management

Planning

Procurement

MRP/ERP systems

Analytical skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

IrvinGQ is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain, production planning, material availability and supplier performance. The role partners with Operations, Sales, Engineering and Finance to ensure on-time delivery and optimized inventory across the business.

The successful candidate will own planning processes, drive improvement initiatives, manage supplier performance and deliver actionable reporting to support EBITDA targets and customer commitments.