Supply Chain Lead

TT Electronics plc; Abercynon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Abercynon seeks a Supply Chain Lead. This role will drive strategic supply chain initiatives while overseeing purchasing, planning, and logistics departments. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership qualities and expertise in supply chain optimization. Join a committed team focused on sustainability and excellence.

Benefits

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cashback plan

Employee assistance programme

Site incentive plan

Financial wellbeing benefit

Discounted online and high street shopping vouchers

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted RAC membership

Discounted Gym membership

Free Fruit Tuesdays

75 hours annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in managing supply chain operations.
• Ability to drive strategic initiatives and improvements.
• Knowledge of inventory management practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Oversee end-to-end supply chain planning and inventory management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize operations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

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Company Overview

COME JOIN OUR JOURNEY!

When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships. Our teams are fueled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.

Role Overview And Responsibilities

Introduction

We require a Supply Chain Lead to join our team in Abercynon, South Wales. This role will be reporting to the Site Director and be responsible for driving strategic plan for supply chain, along with the day to day management of the purchasing, planning and movement of goods departments.

Key Responsibilities - Strategic Planning & Supply Chain Optimisation

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies to align with business objectives, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Lead end-to-end supply chain planning, balancing demand with production and optimising inventory levels
• Lead accountability for inventory planning and delivery of plan.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain performance and reduce lead times.
  
  

Key Responsibilities - Sales, Inventory And Operations Planning (SIOP)

• Oversee the SIOP process to align demand with production capacity, inventory management, and procurement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, finance, and operations to ensure optimal supply-demand balance.
• Analyse market trends, customer demand, and supply constraints to drive data-driven decision-making.
  
  

Key Responsibilities - Master Scheduling & Production Planning

• Develop and maintain a robust master production schedule that optimizes capacity, labour, and materials.
• Co-ordinate with Operations to develop and supply and capacity scenarios.
• Work closely with manufacturing to ensure smooth production flow while minimizing bottlenecks.
• Monitor schedule adherence and adjust productions plans proactively in response to demand and supply chain fluctuations.
  
  

Key Responsibilities - Inventory And Stores

• Oversee inventory policies, ensuring optimal stock levels to meet production needs while minimizing excess.
• Implement best practices for warehouse and material handling to improve accuracy, efficiency, and traceability.
• Drive inventory accuracy through cycle counting, audits, and process improvements.
  
  

Key Responsibilities - Supplier And Stakeholder Collaboration

• Manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure timely material availability and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Work closely with procurement teams to enhance supplier performance, cost savings, and contract negotiations.
• Ensure alignment between supply chain, engineering, and quality teams for component lifecycle management.
  
  

Qualifications, Skills And Attributes

Personal Procedures

• Ensure adherence to company codes of conduct, timekeeping and disciplines.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPI’s) such as On-Time In-Full (OTIF), inventory turns and schedule adherence.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, quality standards and company policies.
• Lead and mentor supply chain teams, fostering a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence.
• Work with the global group teams in support of TT Company strategies and initiatives into the site.
  
  

Requirements Of The Individual

• Takes personal responsibility to manage own work and performance. Leads, inspires and motivates others.
• Able to navigate, manage and where appropriate effect change within the business.
• Able to utilise a wide range of interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts and reach mutually beneficial agreements.
• Able to understand and meet the needs of customers, both internal and external, while building and maintaining relationships with them.
• Applies knowledge of the business and the market to decision making to effect competitive advantage.
• Builds, maintains and leverage relationships for the great good of the organisation.
• Generates and applies business insights and opportunities in a structure manner intended to drive long-term thinking and decision making.
• Able to communicate ideas to others clearly, with a confident and open demeanour, respecting other points of view.
• Uses data. Logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weakness in providing a range of solutions and approaches.
• Overcome obstacles and adapts change by looking after self and others.
• Has a mindset that emphasises taking initiative, making decisions, and implementing plans in a proactive manner.
  
  

What We Offer

From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior leadership roles within TT Electronics Abercynon if this is your own career plan.

• Enhanced pension contributions
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Site incentive plan
• Financial wellbeing benefit
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted RAC membership
• Discounted Gym membership at local leisure centres
• Specsavers vouchers
• Free Fruit Tuesdays
• 75 hours annual leave plus bank holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability
  
  

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under - represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process

Initially we will reach out to you for an informal conversation about the role. This will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about TT, our site and our team. It will also give us the chance to learn more about you and your experience to date. At this point both parties have the opportunity to decide if they would like to continue with the process.

Formal Interviews will be held on site and include a tour of the facility.

Due to the specific projects TT Electronics Abercynon Supports we are unable to sponsor work visas for this role. Candidates will be required to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard Clearance and hold UK or US citizenship.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre and during employment drug and alcohol testing.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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