Supply Chain Lead: Launch Readiness & Lean Optimization

Tata Technologies Limited; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Private Health Care

JLR Privilege Scheme

Income Protection

Health Assured EAP

Life Assurance

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Tata Technologies Limited in the UK is seeking a Supply Chain Lead to own end-to-end planning and execution of the external supply chain, ensuring timely, cost-effective delivery from suppliers to manufacturing plants. You will lead supplier logistics, packaging, inventory strategy and risk mitigation to support programme delivery.

The role collaborates with Purchasing, QA, Manufacturing Engineering and Programme Management across automotive programmes, and offers a competitive salary and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics or Manufacturing Operations.
• Experience within Automotive OEM or Tier 1 environments.
• Good understanding of supply chain planning and supplier management.
• Familiarity with packaging, freight, inventory management and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop supply strategies for new and existing programmes.
• Align demand, supply, inventory and production requirements.
• Monitor material availability and mitigate shortages.
• Manage supplier performance, readiness and delivery capability.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support programme launches and production requirements.
• Define packaging strategies and ensure compliance with quality, sustainability and cost targets.
• Manage inbound transportation networks and logistics providers.
• Monitor freight performance, delivery reliability and costs.
• Coordinate packaging implementation, logistics optimisation and recovery plans where required.
• Support import/export compliance and international logistics activities.
• Identify opportunities for logistics efficiency and cost reduction.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Supplier management

Packaging & logistics

Freight & transportation

APQP / PPAP

Inventory management

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Kinaxis

OMP

Job description

Tata Technologies Limited in the UK is seeking a Supply Chain Lead to own end-to-end planning and execution of the external supply chain, ensuring timely, cost-effective delivery from suppliers to manufacturing plants. You will lead supplier logistics, packaging, inventory strategy and risk mitigation to support programme delivery.

The role collaborates with Purchasing, QA, Manufacturing Engineering and Programme Management across automotive programmes, and offers a competitive salary and