Elevation Procurement & Supply Chain are delighted to be working exclusively with a well-established Metals Fabrication business based in Wakefield, as they look to hire a Head of Supply Chain into their team. The Head of Supply Chain will be based on the Wakefield site but will also be responsible for two other sites based in Yorkshire: with a total of 350 employees. The Head of Supply Chain will play a pivotal role in overseeing and optimising the purchasing, planning & materials supply of this £50m+ T/O business.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the man management of the purchasing and planning teams enabling them to create robust and sustainable supply chain for the supply of materials and components in line with business requirements, maximising quality and reliability of components while maintaining adequate inventory.
Duties & Responsibilities of the Head of Supply Chain will include but are not limited to:
1. Manage the long-term materials management strategy, as well as guiding the daily activities of the procurement of raw materials, component parts, equipment and operating supplies required for production
2. Responsible for the procurement, supplier developments, inventory management, sales and operations planning, material master data, supplier quality, reporting, supply chain and budgeting
3. Develop and ensure the function is operating in line with the objectives of the business to ad...