Supply Chain Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Shildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Supply Chain Manager to lead a multi-functional team in a vibrant business environment. This role involves driving supply chain excellence for a major organization, ensuring alignment across various supply chain pillars, and fostering collaboration to enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in supply chain management, particularly in FMCG or Aerospace sectors. Join a team that values integrity, innovation, and continuous improvement, and make a tangible impact on the organization’s success while growing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in supply chain management, ideally in FMCG or Aerospace.
• Experience leading multifunctional teams in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-functional team to enhance supply chain performance.
• Evaluate product lines to improve service and reduce delivery times.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to optimize logistics and cashflow.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Leadership

Change Management

Team Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Supply Chain Manager
PPG Industries
Shildon

You will lead a multi-functional team in a fast-paced business environment. As the Supply Chain Manager, you will embed supply chain excellence for an $18 billion turnover Fortune 500 organization.

You will report to the Site Manager.

Key Responsibilities

1. Evaluate the products to lines to understand opportunities to open capacity, improve service or reduce delivery to serve.
2. Be the link between the full supply chain from Raw Materials, Production Plans, Packing, and Transportation. Ensuring all other leads of the supply chain pillars are in agreement to deliver.
3. Lead the monthly Supply review with partners and ensure focus on the right horizons and support decision and manage escalations to lead and improve the PPG Supply Chain.
4. Ensure your Planning Leader is running and developing the weekly planning meeting, ensuring focus in the meetings that updates are given to support as PPG moves through different phases of the year to support customer demands.
5. Support, monitor and drive reduction of stock at risk, ensuring that actions are followed through.
6. Work with our commercial and site teams to improve transport and logistics, smooth cashflow, and reduce damage and overstocking on site.

Qualifications

1. Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management, with experience in a senior leadership role. From an FMCG background or Aerospace experience.
2. The ability to demonstrate experience of running a multifunctional team in a fast-paced business environment, an FMCG background.
3. Change management and experience of a complex business.

About us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - every day.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability, and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every single day at PPG:

1. We partner with customers to create mutual value.
2. We are "One PPG" to the world.
3. We trust our people every day, in every way.
4. We make it happen.
5. We run it like we own it.
6. We do better today than yesterday - every day.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email [e-mail].

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.