Head of Supply Planning (In-House Manufacturing)

Head of Supply Planning (UK Manufacturing – Inhouse)
Location: UK – (Travel between Sites)

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for supply chain excellence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where teamwork and continuous improvement are key? Join our The Compleat Food Group as our new Head of Supply Planning and play a crucial role in driving operational success across our multiple UK chilled food manufacturing sites.

About the Role

As the Head of Supply Planning, you'll be at the forefront of our supply chain operations for our manufacturing sites, ensuring optimal efficiency, cost management, and product availability to support our business growth. You'll lead the strategic supply planning function, ensuring that production forecasts are met, and our customers’ needs are consistently satisfied.

What you will be doing:

• Strategic Supply Planning:
  Develop and implement robust supply planning strategies across our UK sites to align with our business goals, ensuring seamless product availability and cost efficiency.
  Lead the supply planning function within the business’ S&OP process, driving strategic decisions.

• End-to-End Supply Chain Management:
  Oversee the complete supply chain process, ensuring a smooth flow of products from production to customer delivery, while swiftly addressing risks and capacity constraints.

• Measurement & Control:
  Manage the collation, analysis, and reporting of supply chain KPIs across the group, ensuring continuous alignment with business targets.

• Team Leadership & Development:
  Lead and mentor a team of supply chain professionals across multiple UK sites, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, best practice and above all – excellence.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Partner cross functionally with departmental teams to ensure production forecasts are aligned and supply chain objectives are consistently met.

• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify and implement initiatives to enhance supply chain efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall performance through rigorous analysis of performance metrics.

• Capacity & Forecast Management:
  Work closely with site teams to understand capacity constraints and collaborate with demand planning to meet future demand requirements.

• Key Event Management:
  Lead the supply planning strategy for major events, including Christmas and seasonal stock builds, ensuring all timelines and targets are met.

What You’ll Bring to the role:

• Proven experience in supply chain management within a manufacturing environment, within the chilled food sector.
• Strong leadership and team development skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-site teams.
• A strategic mindset with a keen ability to balance long-term planning and daily operational demands.
• Expertise in S&OP processes, supply chain KPIs, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of working with a wide range of stakeholders.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a company where your contribution truly matters. You'll lead a critical function that directly impacts our success and customer satisfaction. In return, we offer a competitive package, opportunities for further professional career development within a fast growing business, and the chance to work within a knowledgeable, supportive and forward-thinking team.

Benefits to Include:

• Car Allowance & Bonus
• 33 Days annual leave
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Online and High-street retailer discount scheme 
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Online Wellbeing benefits
• Paid Annual HRT Prescription Fee
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive. We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.

 
Recruitment Agencies We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.

Are you ready to take the next step in your supply chain career? Apply today to become part of a team that’s shaping the future of chilled food manufacturing!