Supply Chain Manager

Heat Trace Limited; Bolton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Bolton is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to oversee warehouse and purchasing teams, ensuring materials are delivered accurately and on time. The ideal candidate will possess strong planning skills, experience in a manufacturing environment, and a relevant qualification. The role offers a competitive salary, career progression, and numerous benefits including 25 days holiday and a cash health plan.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increases with length of service

Cash Health Plan/Discount Scheme

Free onsite parking

Great company social events

Cycle to Work Scheme

Pension Scheme

Training and Development Opportunities

Bespoke career progression

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong planning and project skills.
• Analytical and budget-driven.

Responsibilities

• Management of the Warehouse and Purchasing Teams.
• Coordination of the order cycle ensuring timely processing of orders.
• Liaise with suppliers and freight forwarders.

Skills

Planning

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

Qualification in a related subject

Job description

Salary: £36,000 – £42,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 38 hours per week; Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 16:00 and Friday 07:30 to 12:50

About The Company:

As one of the UK’s leading heating element manufacturers, Heatrod offer a wide range of products from standard straight elements through to customer bespoke equipment. Our success is built on our ability to satisfy our customers by providing quality products, outstanding customer service and delivering on time every time!

We combine a growing industrial manufacturing base with a thriving distribution business. The engineering team are at the forefront of the business in defining initial concepts with our customers and then using standard tools and processes in developing those concepts into usable products and bespoke engineered solutions.

About the Role:

We are looking to expand our team!

Currently recruiting for a Supply Chain Manager, reporting to our General Manager, this position will be responsible for ensuring the effective and smooth running of our Supply Chain to ensure that materials are in the right place at the right time, of the right quality and are the right price.

We are looking for someone pro-active, with great experience in a similar role in a Manufacturing environment.

Main Responsibilities in this role are as follows:

• Management of the Warehouse and Purchasing Teams
• Coordination of the order cycle ensuring that orders are prioritised correctly and processed on time
• Contributing towards OTIF – right materials, right place, right time.
• Deal with delivery issues along with the Warehouse Team
• Extract and analyse daily performance reports, evaluating performance and quality of both internal and third party logistics suppliers
• Present findings to SMT and develop/implement plans for performance improvements
• Liaise with suppliers and freight forwarders
• Develop new or alternate supply strategies
• Identify, plan and manage logistics projects that will improve efficiency, resilience and performance
• Planning and analysing budgets and expenditure
• Reporting of key metrics into group (worldfavor)
• Resolving complaints and issues regarding the supply chain
• Negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers (active supplier management)

What we’d like you to have:

• Qualification in a related subject
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Strong planning and project skills
• Great attention to detail
• Analytical and budget driven

What we can offer you:

• 25 days holiday, increases with length of service
• Cash Health Plan/Discount Scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Great company social events
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Training and Development Opportunities, both internally/externally to the business
• Bespoke career progression through the business