Role Overview
Are you a strategic thinker with experience in driving change in end-to-end supply chain operations? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment? Do you drive efficiency, improve quality, and value delivery and inspire others to come along with you? We are a global leader in the marine navigation systems industry, providing integrated technical solutions for the commercial sector. We develop and maintain a wide product portfolio, and currently face exponential growth underpinned by an ambitious development roadmap. We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Senior Supply Planner. In this pivotal role, you will be at the heart of our supply chain operations, ensuring that our products are always in the right place at the right time, supporting us to deliver our future growth plans. Key Responsibilities:
1. Supply Planning: Manage in partnership with our manufacturers the scheduling, production and delivery or all required stock, on time and in full.
2. Supplier Performance: Monitor supplier performance and identify any performance issues to rapidly improve.
3. Supplier Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and quality products.
4. Continuous Improvement: Identify end to end opportunities to drive change through supply chain
5. KPI Management: To manage the supply chain activities to achieve success in all key performance indicators including customer and supplier OTIF, product availability, inventory health, stock write-off and data accuracy.
6. Risk Management: Deploy the strategies to mitigate supply chain risks and ensure business continuity.
7. Relationships: To collaborate with all department across the business especially warehouse operations to ensure inbound deliveries are scheduled and reverse logistics activity is managed and coordinated efficiently and to budget.
About You:
8. 5+ years proven experience within supply chain, purchasing or demand planning.
9. Strong experience S&OP process implementation and improvements.
10. Proven delivery of change in end-to-end supply chain operations.
11. Comfortable working with data and manipulating to explain current position and next steps.
12. Experience of managing supplier and vendor performance and working to deadlines.
13. Experience using an ERP system and MRP systems (experience of implementation is advantageous)
14. High energy, willingness to learn and the desire to get stuck in.
15. Team focused with a can-do attitude and a positive, growth mindset.
16. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail & excellent communicator.
17. Enjoy a fast-paced business with a ‘start up’ mentality and approach.
18. Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and execute a plan.
19. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
20. Self-motivated, persistent and with a can- do attitude.
21. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
What you get in return
Sperry Marine offers you a career in an international business with the potential for exponential growth. When you join the Company, you’ll also enjoy a range of attractive employee benefits:
22. Competitive salary with annual reviews.
23. Option for a compressed working pattern (alternate Fridays off)
24. Hybrid Working Policy
25. Up to 8% contributory pension scheme.
26. Up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
27. Ongoing training and development
28. A range of other benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family
About Us
With over 100 years of history and expertise in navigation, we have established our self as a major global provider of navigation solutions, including radars, compass systems, steering systems, speed logs, integrated bridge and control systems. We take pride in our commitment to provide 24/7support to all of our customers.
Our company grows because of our employees' dedication and commitment to achieving our mission, something we always remember. In return for working for us you will have access to a benefits package that provides you with flexibility to balance your professional career with your personal life, health & well-being benefits, discount schemes, pension benefits and investment in your future development.