Supply Chain Supervisor

Ingram Content Group is one of the world's largest and most trusted distributors of physical and digital content. Thousands of publishers, retailers, and libraries worldwide use our products and services to realise the full business potential of books, regardless of format. Ingram Content Group has earned its lead position and reputation by offering excellent service and creating innovative, integrated solutions. Our customers have access to best-of-class digital, audio, print, print-on-demand, inventory management, wholesale and full-service distribution programs.

Become a part of an innovative team helping to revolutionise the way publishers make books available in an on-demand world and helping to revolutionise the way that publisher content reaches readers around the world! 

To assist the Supply Chain Manager to provide a first-class service for the business.

The role is responsible for ensuring business critical materials are available in a timely and cost-effective way for two sites in the UK. Following procurement procedures, including negotiating and supplier management conditions favourable to the business. Minimising risk while improving business results, standardising and automating business and procurement best practice processes. Highly visible position with regular interactions with senior management. Line management of three direct reports.

Essential Job Duties: 

• To ensure that all business-critical materials are on site and available for use in the production process and maintain an appropriate stock holding.
• Ensure materials received follow SOPs and are usable, tested and stored appropriately with stock rotation planned.
• Manage all site materials stock holding, regular stock counts and re-ordering across Chapter House and Deltic Avenue sites. Working with line manager and Ops administrator.
• From regular stock counts, analyze usage to decide on purchasing requirements. Providing details of materials and quantities for Ops Administrator to raise purchase orders.
• Assess and action corrective and preventative response to rejected materials.
• Assist line manager with supplier / material evaluations and build strong supply chains and working relationships with suppliers.
• From line manager lead, executes performance driven supplier management process.
• Project manage regular benchmarking of existing suppliers, materials, costs and market options. Presenting potential changes and benefits for the business.
• Negotiate favourable conditions and supply of materials with suppliers.
• Deliver on cost reduction commitments through the identification, development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives, with line manager.
• From line manager lead, help develop, implement and maintain a procurement policy. Review on a regular basis to ensure relevance and conformance with best practices to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
• Have an awareness of the need to perform supplier evaluations and risk assessments when considering changes to material.
• Establishes practices for supplier performance metrics and comparisons.
• Manage and supervise three direct reports on production floor. Ensuring they work to SOPs, work safely, qualifications remain value, approve annual leave and carry out annual performance reviews.
• Maintain up to date product and safety data sheet archive. Working with H&S colleagues.
• Work to (individually, and direct reports) agreed FSC SOP’s when ordering materials, receiving deliveries, labelling etc. to ensure compliance to FSC site certification.
• First point of contact for Ingram’s internal quarterly audit for FSC compliance.
• In the absence of the Operations Administrator, book in shipments via carrier’s online systems and cover any other daily duties.
• To be responsible for your own Health and Safety and be aware of factors affecting your colleagues to maintain a safe environment.
• To report any accidents, potential hazards to your line manager immediately.

Performance Measures

• Inventory / material stock levels are maintained to ensure production continues.
• Personal targets and objectives set by line manager are achieved.
• Timely performance review (twice a year) of three direct reports.

Experience: 

• Office-based work experience – desirable
• Experience of purchasing, supply chain and inventory management - desirable
• Project management – desirable
• Managing a small team - desirable

Education:

• GCSE English and Mathematics Grade C or above
• PC literate – Microsoft office suite to an advanced Level – desirable

Skills: 

• Self-starter with good business awareness.
• Meticulous planner and forward thinker.
• Strong attention to detail required as work prepared by this position is presented to executive management for use in decision making.
• Excellent supplier management and negotiation skills including ability to develop and manage business driven supplier relationships.
• Proven track record of successfully managing risk to supply chain and on-site inventory.
• Understanding the role of Operations for the business.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven end-to end project management skills.
• Mathematical and data entry skills.
• Able to manage several projects / tasks simultaneously.
• Proven ability to handle a heavy workload environment.
• Able to use initiative.

Essential Physical Demands:  

• Desk based role with some walking to production floor.

Decision Making Examples: 

• Accurate and timely decisions on material quantity re-ordering to ensure business continuity
• Analysis of risk when selecting new materials or suppliers

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Training Opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Free Hot drinks
• Service Awards