Supply Operations Manager

Hyundai; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in the UK is looking for a professional to manage supply strategies and collaborate closely with sales and product teams. The role requires strong analytical and organisational skills, proficiency in Excel, and the ability to manage budgets and adapt to various activities. Candidates should have experience in the motor industry and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills.
• Highly numerate with good PC skills and advanced Excel skills.
• Understanding of marketing principles.
• Budget management and cost control skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to a wide scope of activities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Motor industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement key supply and stocking strategies.
• Work alongside Sales Campaign team to meet market demand.
• Manage run-in and out of models according to demand.
• Communicate weekly dealer updates on order mixes.
• Support monitoring of sales campaign strategies.
• Liaise with sales team to manage CO2 reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Numeracy

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of key supply and stocking strategies to improve stock flow and reduce aging.
• Work alongside Sales Campaign team and product team to ensure production meets market demand and aged stock mechanisms are implemented.
• Work with Product team to manage run-in and out of models, maintaining optimal stock according to demand and latest regulations.
• Manage the weekly dealer communications advising of percentage ordering mix by model and version and updates as to current backorders and production constraints.
• Support monitoring of sales campaign strategies in relation to achieving wholesale targets and advise of recommendations to continually improve.
• Support and work alongside Product team to ensure effective vehicle run out and new vehicle launch.
• Work with all internal stakeholders, to ensure overall business requirements are met in terms of supply.
• Provide business insight and reporting on all key areas of supply (stocking, lead times, coverage etc).
• Liaise with HME and sales team to manage CO2 reporting at a dealer and national level.
• Management of wider supply team to ensure dealer queries are responded to and actioned within agreed SLA’s.
• Ensure products are set up correctly in UK distribution systems, working with Product, Supply and IT to optimise current processes.

Personal Specification

• Strong analytical, planning and organisational skills. The ability to “make things happen”
• Highly numerate with good PC skills and advanced Excel skills
• Understanding of marketing principles
• Budget management and cost control skills
• Flexibility to adapt to a wide scope of activities
• Efficient and exceptional attention to detail
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Good presentation skills
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent administrative skills
• Motor industry experience
• Capable of working under pressure and tight deadline