Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative music company as a Supply Chain Manager. If you're passionate about supply chain operations and music and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role offers the perfect platform to showcase your skills and make a meaningful impact. With a focus on global operations, this company provides a challenging yet rewarding environment where you can truly excel.
What You Will Do:
- Manage and develop relationships with Far East suppliers, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
- Oversee third-party logistics (3PL) providers, negotiating contracts and ensuring optimal performance against key metrics.
- Strategically plan and execute inventory control strategies, balancing stock levels and minimising costs.
- Collaborate with internal teams to align supply chain operations with the company's growth and financial objectives.
- Lead and inspire a small team of supply chain and logistics professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Identify and implement innovative solutions to enhance supply chain efficiency and mitigate potential risks.
What You Will Bring:
- Proven experience in supply chain management within a global network, including sourcing in the Far East.
- Strong commercial acumen and excellent negotiation skills, particularly with 3PL providers.
- Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to forecast trends and solve problems creatively.
- A hands-on, proactive approach, suitable for a fast-paced SME environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders at all levels.
This company is at the forefront of its industry, delivering high-quality products to a global network of distributors and retailers. As a Supply Chain Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless movement of goods, contributing to the company's reputation for excellence and innovation. Your expertise will directly support the company's growth and operational efficiency, making this a truly impactful role.
Our environment is unique; we are all musicians/music lovers and the dress code is relaxed.
Our teams are experts in their field and we are incredibly passionate about our products and the industry as a whole. For this reason we prefer candidates who are from the music industry and musicians themselves. Applications are particularly welcome from music lovers!
Location:
This role is based in Northampton, with some WFH flexibility, but office based in the main, offering a great work-life balance and easy connectivity.
Interested?
If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge as a Supply Chain Manager, don't wait. Apply now to join a company that values innovation, dedication, and excellence. Let your career reach new heights today!
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