Vacancy Summary: Supply Chain Manager
Supply Chain Manager required for North Western manufacturer of niche sector FMCG, a new role within the business to support ongoing growth of market share, assuming control of raw materials/consumables supplier base, working closely with client base and production departments to provide robust production planning, continuous improvement of lead times and efficiency for despatch of finished goods, all site based logistics inbound/outbound, UK & International goods movements, management of logistics service providers.
Why Strive?
Having exhausted normal internal recruitment processes, a market specialist was clearly required for such a pivotal new role within the business unit. Several consultancies competed for the assignment, providing mixed results. The feeling coming back was whilst quantity of applications very high, all lacking in either relevant experience, cultural fit, or with poorly aligned expectations from the role.
Result?
Providing a technical match came naturally, the challenge remained identifying a candidate who shared the companies passion, understood the vision of their future and would relish to the opportunity to grow and develop the department in line with their expansion plans. This deeper understanding of a clients core business values can only be achieved through a close working partnership, providing the correct technical and cultural fit within a clearly defined time line, much to the delight of both client and successful candidate!
