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? Sperry Marine are a global leader in the marine navigation systems industry, providing integrated technical solutions for the commercial sector. We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a 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
To excel in this role, you will need solid experience in supply chain, with strong analytical skills, excellent stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. You will bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach and the confidence to drive improvement across a complex and fast‑moving supply chain.
8. Experience within supply chain, purchasing, or demand planning.
9. Proven experience of supply chain best practice principles (including S&OP).
10. The drive and ability to deliver change across end‑to‑end supply chain operations.
11. Comfortable analysing and manipulating data to support decision‑making.
12. Experience managing supplier performance and meeting tight deadlines.
13. Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (implementation experience is a plus).
14. A team-focused, high‑energy approach with a positive and growth‑oriented mindset.
15. Strong organisational skills and excellent communication.
16. Confident using Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
If this sounds like it matches your experience, and the type of work you'd love to do, we can’t wait to hear from you. And because diverse teams perform better, we’d especially welcome applications from individuals from under-represented groups.
What You Get in Return
17. A role that offers scope to make a real difference
18. Competitive salary and pension
19. Hybrid working policy - 3 days a week in the office
20. Option for a compressed work pattern, offering every other Friday off work
21. International working environment
22. A range of other benefits to support the health, wellbeing and lifestyle of you and your family
About Us
With over 100 years of expertise in navigation, we are a trusted global leader in advanced navigation solutions - including radars, compasses, steering systems, speed logs, and fully integrated bridge and control systems. Our commitment to innovation is matched by our dedication to providing 24/7 support to our customers worldwide.
At the core of our success are our people. Their passion and dedication drive our growth and shape our future. In return, we support our employees in balancing work and life, maintaining their health and well-being, and developing their long-term careers.
We value diverse perspectives and believe that innovation thrives when bright minds collaborate. We are committed ti creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.