Supply Chain Manager

The Collective Network Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food manufacturer is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead the entire supply chain strategy for their site in Peterborough. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in managing supply chains in complex environments, proficiency in ERP/MRP systems, and strong leadership skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of the supply chain processes while managing KPIs and driving continuous improvement. With substantial investment and autonomy, this position promises a high impact on the company's success.

Qualifications

• Solid experience running supply chain in a complex manufacturing environment.
• ERP/MRP fluency, particularly with M3.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Own the site's entire supply chain strategy including planning and logistics.
• Lead planning and logistics team to manage shifting priorities.
• Drive KPIs and continuous improvement throughout the supply chain.
• Produce useful reporting and lead site supply reviews.
• Build and maintain an effective S&OP process.

Skills

Supply chain management

ERP/MRP proficiency

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

M3

Job description

Supply Chain Manager - Food Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire
65,000- 70,000

If you like turning chaos into something that looks vaguely like order, this might suit you. The business is a global food manufacturer in the middle of a transformation. That means two things: investment is happening, and so is the kind of change that makes lesser mortals quietly update their CVs.

They need a Supply Chain Manager who can handle both - someone who can run the day-to-day without losing sight of the bigger picture, and who doesn't flinch when the words "new production lines" and "integration project" get thrown around in the same meeting.

The Job

You'll own the site's entire supply chain strategy. Not "influence". Not "support". Own.

You'll lead a planning and logistics team who'll be looking to you to make sense of shifting priorities, new systems, and the usual manufacturing surprises. You'll make SAP behave (or at least look like it does), keep materials flowing, and ensure customers never see the chaos behind the curtain.

There's plenty to get your teeth into: new infrastructure coming online, processes that need tightening, KPIs that need hitting, and an S&OP process that needs a steady hand and, occasionally, a firm shove.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Running the entire supply chain function for the site - planning, raw materials, scheduling, logistics, the lot.
• Making SAP and best-practice processes coexist without drama (or with minimal drama).
• Keeping stock levels sensible and costs under control.
• Leading demand planning and making sure procurement, manufacturing, and resources all sing from the same hymn sheet.
• Driving KPIs and embedding continuous improvement because "this is how we've always done it" won't cut it.
• Producing reporting that's actually useful and leading the site supply reviews.
• Building an S&OP process people actually follow.
• Leading and developing your team, not just managing them.

What You'll Need

• Solid experience running supply chain in a complex manufacturing environment.
• ERP/MRP fluency. If you've wrestled with M3 and lived to tell the tale, even better.
• Demonstrable people leadership - meaning you've changed things, not just kept them ticking.
• The confidence to challenge upwards, sideways, and anywhere else required.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to stay calm when the wheels wobble.

Why Bother?

Because this is one of those rare roles where you'll genuinely get to shape a site's future, not just babysit a process someone else designed. There's big investment, genuine autonomy, and a senior leadership seat waiting for someone who can make things better - and prove it.

If you want a quiet life, this isn't it. If you want impact, it is.