Supply Chain Manager
Location: South Birmingham (On-site 5 days per week)
Salary:petitive
Start: Immediate / Short Notice Preferred
Your newpany
A well-established, family-run SME manufacturing business with a strong heritage and reputation is entering a key phase of growth. With ambitious plans to scale, the organisation is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to strengthen operational capability and support future expansion.
Your new role
Reporting directly into the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of the end-to-end supply chain function across procurement, inventory, and logistics. This is a highly visible, hands-on role suited to someonefortable operating within an SME environment.
This assignment will focus on reviewing current practices and implementing improvements to ensure the supply chain is robust, scalable, and aligned with growth ambitions.
Key responsibilities will include:
1. Reviewing and enhancing supply chain processes, SOPs, and operational frameworks
2. Driving measurable improvements in OTIF, inventory accuracy, and service performance
3. Strengthening Health & Safety practices, including risk assessments andpliance standards
4. Improving demand planning, forecasting, and stock control processes
5. Developing supplier relationships and improvingmercial performance
6. Overseeing ERP usage and ensuring data accuracy and integrity
7. Establishing KPI frameworks, reporting structures, and performance tracking
8. Leading and developing a small team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
9. This is a hands-on transformation-focused role, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Supply Chain Manager with a proven track record of delivering improvement within SME manufacturing environments.
You will demonstrate:
10. Strong experience in a hands-on supply chain leadership role within an SME manufacturing business
11. A track record of delivering process improvement and operational change
12. Proven success improving OTIF, inventory accuracy, and service KPIs
13. Experience across procurement, supplier management, and inventory control
14. Strong understanding of Health & Safety and risk management frameworks
15. Experience implementing or refining SOPs and operational processes
16. A proactive, “can-do” approach with the ability to influence across all levels of the business
17. Excellentmunication, analytical, and leadership skills
18. H&S qualifications ( IOSH) would be advantageous.
What you'll get in return
19. Stable but growing SME
20. Opportunity to shape and influence business-critical processes
21. Direct exposure to senior leadership and decision-making