Supply Chain Manager

Lead and optimize the end-to-end supply chain across planning, procurement, materials management, inventory, warehousing and logistics. Translate business demand into executable supply plans that protect product availability while optimizing cost, inventory and working capital. This role also leads S&OP/S&OE, supplier and supply risk management, supply-chain systems, data discipline and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the supply-chain strategy in line with business growth, service, cost and working-capital objectives.

• Lead demand, supply, materials and inventory planning, ensuring one aligned and executable business plan.

• Own the S&OP and S&OE processes, resolving or escalating trade-offs across demand, capacity, materials, inventory and finance.

• Partner with Manufacturing to translate demand into feasible production and capacity plans and manage supply constraints.

• Lead sourcing, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting and supplier-performance management for materials and supply-chain services.

• Ensure material availability by governing MRP parameters, lead times, minimum order quantities, safety stocks and inventory policies.

• Optimize raw material, packaging and finished-goods inventory, including excess, slow-moving, ageing, obsolete and expiry-risk stock.

• Provide leadership and governance across warehousing, stock control, dispatch, transportation and distribution.

• Manage logistics partners against agreed service, cost, compliance and performance standards.

• Identify and mitigate risks relating to suppliers, materials, capacity, inventory, logistics and business continuity.

• Act as business owner for supply-chain ERP processes, master-data quality, reporting and digital improvement requirements.

• Support new product introductions and product changes by ensuring sourcing, material, capacity, inventory and logistics readiness.

• Establish supply-chain SOPs, controls, KPIs and continuous-improvement priorities.

• Own the supply-chain budget and drive sustainable productivity, cost and working-capital improvement.

• Lead, coach and develop the Supply Chain team, with clear objectives, accountability and succession coverage.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.

• 10-15 years of progressive supply-chain experience, preferably in FMCG, cosmetics, consumer products or manufacturing.

• Minimum four years in a supply-chain leadership role managing multiple disciplines.

• Strong experience across planning, procurement, materials, inventory, warehousing and logistics.

• Demonstrated experience leading S&OP or integrated business planning.

• Strong supplier-management, sourcing, negotiation and contract-management capability.

• Good understanding of manufacturing, capacity planning, inventory, working capital and cost trade-offs.

• Strong ERP experience, preferably SAP, with sound analytical and problem-solving capability.

• APICS/ASCM, CIPS or another recognized supply-chain certification is desirable

Key Performance Indicators

• Product availability and OTIF

• Forecast accuracy and bias

• Supply and production-plan attainment

• Material availability and supplier OTIF

• Inventory days/turns, stock accuracy and working capital

• Excess, ageing and obsolete inventory

• Procurement savings and total-cost improvement

• Warehousing and logistics cost and performance

• Premium freight, losses and supply-chain risk exposure

• S&OP/S&OE execution, ERP data quality and process compliance

• End-to-end supply-chain leadership and strategic thinking

• S&OP, demand, supply and materials planning

• Procurement, supplier and supply-risk management

• Inventory, warehousing and logistics management

• Financial and commercial acumen

• Data-led decision-making and ERP discipline

• Cross-functional influence and stakeholder management

• People leadership, change management and continuous improvement