Senior Supply Chain Planning & Projects Lead

Silven Recruitment Limited; Bishop's Stortford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Hybrid working

Potential for development

Job summary

Silven Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Supply Chain Planning & Projects Manager in East Anglia with hybrid working (on-site 3 days a week). The role focuses on ownership of planning routines, demand and capacity, and leading improvement projects to support UK and European expansion.

You will work closely with senior leaders across supply chain, operations and commercial, building scalable planning capability and shaping future systems investments.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, production planning or supply planning.
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG is preferred.
• Ability to independently own planning activity and improve processes.
• Project management experience, including cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve supply chain planning processes and outputs.
• Develop forward-looking plans identifying capacity constraints, risks and opportunities.
• Support S&OP-style planning for production, resources and capacity.
• Enhance existing planning tool and define future system/data requirements.
• Manage and coordinate supply-chain projects including new product introductions.
• Support supply chain setup for international markets, including inventory and transport considerations.
• Provide structure and clarity to a growing function and align plans with stakeholders.
• Present issues with options and recommendations, not just escalations.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Demand planning

Production planning

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Planning software

ERP systems

Job description

Silven Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Supply Chain Planning & Projects Manager in East Anglia with hybrid working (on-site 3 days a week). The role focuses on ownership of planning routines, demand and capacity, and leading improvement projects to support UK and European expansion.

You will work closely with senior leaders across supply chain, operations and commercial, building scalable planning capability and shaping future systems investments.