Supply Chain Manager

At The Flava People we know that just creating great tasting sauces & seasonings is no longer enough and we know this because it’s what we’ve been doing for over 45 years. Truth is, if we’re all working to the same trend reports, industry insights, menu mapping and range reviews… sooner or later, we all end up battling for a share of consumers’ attention, armed with slightly different iterations of the same ‘innovative’ products. To truly add value, in today’s highly competitive market, we harness the power of brands, bringing them to life for consumers across every single touchpoint; whether that’s on shelf at your local supermarket, in a butcher’s counter or on the menu at your favourite pub.

Working with world famous brands such as Guinness & YO!, in addition to some of our own brands, we help to give our customers across retail, restaurant, food manufacturing & the independents an unfair advantage.

We are currently looking for an eagle-eyed deal spotter and chief shopper to come and work with us in our Supply Chain Manager role.

The Person

As with everything we do – different definitely tastes better! Same goes for the person we are looking for in the Supply Chain Manager role. You’ll ideally be an experienced negotiator within the ingredients, packaging and consumables sector with a proven background managing co-packing and co-manufacturing partners. You will have experience delivering strategic focus on strengthening our relationship with our suppliers, sourcing the best and most cost-effective ingredients, packaging and consumable helping to improve the P&L across the business.

Although you will work closely with all department especially procurement, this role is stand-alone so you will need to be a strong problem solver, decision maker, influencer and starter-finisher.

The Role Brief

As Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for:

What you will contribute

Develop & execute procurement strategies by tracking futures, assessing market dynamics and evaluating supplier options
Liaise with Operations and NPD\Technical on contract management, material\ingredient specification and compliance with Food standards
Develop and implement robust analysis and reporting to identify inflation\deflation variables for forecasting & standards and develop baselines & identify savings targets
Put in place a sustainable procurement policy (i.e ensure we know where our ingredients come from and that they are produced in an ethical & sustainable way)
Develop Procure to Pay process for indirect spend (overheads) with Finance & IT support that improves controls and generates value
Provide strong leadership and direction to the Procurement manager and keep them engaged, focused and delivering on their talent
Support packaging initiatives with Commercial & Supply teams by driving sustainability agenda with suppliers

What you will bring

An experienced Procurement Manager/Supply Chain professional who has worked within the Food or FMCG industry
Negotiation & project management experience. Ideally some experience of working with UK retailers
Experience of managing a range of suppliers of varying sizes.
Membership and CIPS accreditation preferred.
Experience of driving improvements in service, cost and performance across a complex supplier base.
Commercially focused with strong evidence of negotiating skills.
Experience of utilising SAP and MRP systems to drive visibility and improved service.
Business partner skills, result oriented and hands on.
Self-motivated and adaptable to the demands of a fast-changing high growth business
Strong people management and interpersonal and communication skills for all levels

Key Competences and levels of capability

Business Partnering
Supply Chain Management
Supply Partnership Excellence
Procurement Process Mastery
Responsible & Sustainable sourcing
Forecasting & Inventory management
Negotiation

Our Culture

We’re food explorers. The trend-spotter. The flavour crafters. The production specialists. We are creative – we are genuine innovators not imitators. We’re driven – driven by a desire to change the way everyone experiences food and most of all we are passionate. We want everyone, everywhere to be able to enjoy delicious, flavourful food!

What will you get here

Excellent Salary
20% Management Bonus
Foodie Celebrations throughout the year
5% Pension
Life Assurance
Healthcare
25 Days holiday plus your Birthday off & Bank Holidays
Anniversary Bonuses
Holiday Purchasing Scheme
Hybrid working (3 days in 2 days WFH)

How to apply

To apply for the Supply Chain Manager please click on the link

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