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Plant Supply Chain Manager

Employer
McCormick UK Limited
Location
Haddenham, Aylesbury
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
15 Nov 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Operations, Supply Chain
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide leadership and oversight to the plant scheduling & warehouse team, including materials purchasing planning, production scheduling, inventory management, product life cycle change management, disposals, risk and SLOB management, master data governance. 
  • Identify and implement improvements to working practices to improve efficiency, performance and reliability in the supply chain, including: vendor management, seasonality and promotions planning and supplier inventory planning.
  • Leads plant scheduling activities for product life cycle management, including new product launches, reformulations and discontinuations.
  • Responsible for all systems monitoring and enhancements (SAP), system training and core power users. Main lead into McCormick IT for technical enhancements / changes.
  • Responsible for the tactical and strategic factory materials and inventory plans, set targets, manage year on year stock value / inventory turnover improvements to support UK Supply Chain targets.
  • Oversee development and coaching of departmental team members. Develop individual goals for direct reports and ensure alignment to functional OGSM's. Follow up and monitor progress of individual goals and adjust as necessary to changes in business priorities and objectives
  • Represent plant Supply Chain planning on local, regional and global projects, with regard to Commercialisation, CCI and engineering changes.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

  • Degree qualified, or equivalent.  A relevant post graduate qualification in Supply Chain is desirable, but not essential.
  • Operations / Supply Chain background and proven track record of target focused delivery in fast paced Operational environment
  • Experience in fast paced FMCG work environment
  • Material planning and management experience
  • Experience of inventory analysis and management, including managing and leading improvements in inventory turnover / stock accuracy and JIT / Kanban processes
  • Demonstrable leadership skills
  • Working knowledge of cycle count process, SAP
  • Ability to deal with complexity and change
  • Customer focused
  • Strong team player
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.

 Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.

 McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.

 Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.

Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.

 At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.

 As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.

 

Company info
Website
Location
Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
United Kingdom

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