Pod is excited to be working with a medical device company who are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join their team in Cheshire for 10 months (Maternity Cover).

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Supply Chain function, ensuring timely, reliable, predictable and cost-effective product availability.

This is a great opportunity to join an incredible company with a dedicated team in place and continue to focus on innovation.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will

• Manage the product supply processes to ensure all orders are accurately and efficiently planned, communicated and delivered
• Work with freight and transport teams (internal and external) to manage the inbound and outbound flow of products

• Lead and facilitate the monthly demand planning meetings with commercial leaders to achieve the consensus forecast by integrating statistical forecasts with qualitative input.
• Develop a rolling 18-month demand plan by facilitating the process with the commercial and supply team.

Requirements

I am looking for a candidate who has

• Previous experience in Production Planning/Raw Materials/Supply/Demand Planning ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical skills (Excel + ERP)
• Able to work with internal and external stakeholders across the business
• Excellent communication & relationship building skills

If this sounds like a great fit, please feel free to reach out to me at or apply directly.

Pod Talent are independent specialist recruiters in the Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing and R&D space covering roles internationally from entry to board level. We recruit for roles including Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Category Management, Logistics, Distribution, Warehousing, Production, Packaging, NPD and Quality Assurance. Please visit our website for all of our vacancies.