Head of Supply Chain

1 month ago


Nuneaton, United Kingdom International Decorative Surfaces Limited Full time

**To Exceed Your Potential. It's got to be IDS.**

International Decorative Surfaces are a people business; our customers come to us and stay with us because we have highly trained and loyal staff that are very much a part of their local community.

We are proud that our people are long serving and that they are able to work and develop themselves in a challenging but supportive environment.

We believe that everyone has something to contribute and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce and promoting equal opportunities. Our training is constantly evolving to ensure everyone has the skills in which to fulfill their maximum job potential and to adequately prepare for career moves within the business. As our objective is to promote from within, where possible, there are excellent opportunities for career development.

**Job Purpose**

To drive Customer Stock availability at lowest cost to serve across the network. Develop and embed volume forecasting processes across the business. Flow product from all sourcing regions to the UK network balanced to demand. Drive product availability in the Central DC network and locally across the branches for the faster moving products. Minimise Inter Branch Transfers.

**Qualifications required**
- 5 A-C GCSE’s or equivalent

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required**
- Supply Chain experience in a multi-site operation.
- Inventory optimization, SKU level segmentation and balancing stock cover and availability.
- Volume forecasting and flow of material to MOQ and lead times.
- Customer Focused
- Problem solving ability relating to customer service
- PC literate (MS Word & Excel)
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent administration skills
- Experience of working in a pressurised environment
- Capable of working alone or in a team structure
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to multitask

**Key Results Areas**
- Develop and embed a volume forecasting process, involving all areas of the business.
- Stock availability and depth of product in the Central network from all offshore sourcing regions.
- Ranging accuracy for customer demand of fast
- moving product at branches and availability of product against it. Improve the ranging process to be dynamic and customer focussed. Improve stock availability closest to the customer and improve the customer proposition.
- Inventory holding across the Central and Branch networks, driving down working capital.
- Inventory health profiles across the network - drive availability of fast-moving product and create an efficient process to manage the tail.
- Minimise Inter Branch Transfers through Right First-Time approach to stock placement.
- Manage Database, Imports and Central Procurement functions
- Ensure all products CE marked are UKCA marked.
- All supplier COSHH data is stored for branches to utilise.
- Ensure all EUTR’s are updated from suppliers
- Analyse data for projects
- Writing the stocking policy of IDS
- Manage supplier rebates
- Ensure procurement team up are trained to carry out all duties within the team.
- Creating and actioned depot stock cleanses
- Supporting & generating the supplier performance with root cause analysis.
- Support for Main Board and Management team.

**Benefits**
- Holiday - 31 days increasing to 33 with service (including 8 bank holidays)
- Retirement Savings Plan - Matching contribution for less than 4%, above 4% contribution increasing with service
- Life Assurance - 2 x salary / 4 x salary in pension scheme

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Warwickshire, CV10 7SD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Supply chain: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Ref 111


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