Head of Manufacturing

3 days ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Barclay Meade Full time

High-tech, rapid growth engineering business require a Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain. Applicants should be experienced Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Operations professionals, with a proven track-record within an NPI/innovation focused manufacturing engineering business.

The Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain will report to the CEO. Key focus of the role is to lead the business in delivering products to market as quickly and effectively as possible, while considering procurement and inventory efficiency. The Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain will be responsible for; planning, procurement, inventory, hardware assembly/test, quality and facilities

Specific duties of the Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain include:

- Procurement - make vs. buy, supplier selection, negotiation and management
- Manage NPI and Production Improvement - ECN, maintenance of product data in ERP
- Provide Production Engineering support to Production - Maintain/Write processes, BOMs, Drive LEAN/CI initiatives
- Determine, Implement and manage appropriate product quality tests
- Management of customer returns process
- Drive lean inventory management strategies - stock takes, effective storage etc.
- Manage QEHS systems
- Effective Facilities Management
- Stakeholder engagement - key relationships with sales and finance

Head of Manufacturing & Supply Chain applicants should meet the following criteria:

- Experience in a senior role within; Manufacturing, Operations or Supply Chain
- Track record within product driven, manufacturing, engineering or sub-assembly environments
- People management and dynamic leadership skills
- Understanding/experience in LEAN/CI tools
- Qualification within Production, Manufacturing or Engineering


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