Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Falmouth
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax
Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group
with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal
solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging
team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing
growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our
website to learn more.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Supply Chain Manager, you will have overall
responsibility for the supply chain function, including control of planning, operational
buying and logistics across Cardrew and Falmouth.
You will also work in close collaboration with the central Global
Supply Chain team to ensure alignment with process standardisation.

Reporting to the General Manager, the main remit for this role
is to lead the Supply Chain activities of the business, ensuring operational
needs are met, considering the price, quality and delivery whilst ensuring
continuity of supply and best practice.
Lead, enhance and develop all aspects of the two manufacturing
units supply chain performance; providing strategic insight to the senior
leadership team and other key stakeholders as required.

Demonstrating outstanding people skills, you will lead, mentor,
coach, inspire and empower our talented people to continuously learn, develop
and achieve their full potential.

Key Accountabilities include:

• You will develop SMART objectives for and with team
  colleagues and departments to aid business performance and the ability to
  consistently meet customer demands, measuring achievement of performance
  targets, whilst utilising and promoting high levels of engagement with Self
  Directed Teams across your areas of responsibility.
• Lead
  the monthly Site S&OP process, ensuring alignment of Demand, Supply,
  Inventory, Capacity and Financial plans with Sales, Finance and Strategic
  Business Development. Develop a robust supply plan that supports customer
  demand and the Global Supply Chain strategy.
• Be accountable for
  achieving agreed OTTC and Finished Goods inventory targets. Where performance
  falls below agreed thresholds, develop and execute recovery plans, providing
  regular progress updates through the Global Supply Chain governance process.
• Be responsible for ensuring a positive
  safety culture in areas of responsibility, ensuring that the health, safety and
  wellbeing of all personnel is the number one priority.
• Collaborate with the
  Head of Global Supply Chain to implement and sustain global planning standards,
  inventory policies, KPI governance and continuous improvement initiatives.
  Actively contribute to cross-site standardisation and the development of a resilient
  end-to-end Supply Chain network.
• You will build effective relationships with
  internal and external customers and suppliers, overseeing and ensuring best
  practice is maintained throughout the supply chain
• You will lead and improve supplier
  performance in terms of Service Level, Lead Time, cost, stock level, etc, and
  be responsible for annual stock counts during the financial year
• You will ensure through effective planning
  that the right levels of inventory are established, maintained, and flexed to
  meet current and future operational/project needs
• You will develop the materials, stock
  control and handling processes to gain improvements in efficiency and control
• Lead the internal movement of
  materials and finished goods, developing logistics capabilities to support
  continued growth and development
• You will lead and deliver D365 FO (ERP)
  implementation and roll out
• Ensure that supply chain processes
  meet legal requirements and standards and are compliant with internal policies
  including Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy and the Group Management Code
• Champion and have oversight in New
  Product Development Projects to ensure viable delivery of supply chain for new
  materials
• Drive environmental and sustainability improvements;
  identify how Supply Chain will contribute to the success of the One Planet
  strategy, developing an implementation plan to ensure its achievement.

• You have demonstrable experiencing working as a Senior Supply
  Chain Manager or equivalent (e.g. Purchasing/Sourcing Manager & Planning)
• You will have significant experience in maintaining
  effective and productive relationships with external suppliers
• You will have robust commercial and financial awareness
  with strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• You will be analytical and have the ability to interpret
  data to provide strategic and tactical solutions.
• You will be a positive, self-managing and highly
  motivated individual who thrives in a fast paced, innovative environment with a
  flexible and proactive nature
• You will be a strong problem-solver who is able to
  identify and deliver priorities in a decisive manner
• You will have demonstrable experience in managing and
  leading a team of people to achieve shared objectives
• You will be CIPS qualified to a minimum of level 5 or
  hold equivalent experience

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking
care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package,
including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group
  Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and
equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their
full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships
where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural
backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities,
neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else
that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will
always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we
have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion
Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or
  domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If
you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our
application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive
and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to
apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us
know.

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are
driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace
where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in
manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for
the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,
including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use
applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders
as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our
technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and
industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage,
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and
Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that
sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans
to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and
inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make
their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers,
our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment
where everyone feels included.