Supply Chain Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration, and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Supply Chain Manager

What will this role achieve?

This is an exciting and impactful role, crucial to delivering value to our Manchester Bakery through the strategic leadership of the Supply Chain function at site. The Manchester Bakery is going through a period of significant growth, fuelled by exciting investment, so this role will be a key part in driving the success of a busy and exciting Supply Chain program.

The successful candidate will lead a team of Supply Chain professionals covering MRP, ERP, labour planning, and production planning to deliver an end-to-end Supply Chain service at site, handling some of pladis’ most iconic brands in the UK and across the globe. The role also has accountability for our warehousing operation, managing the flow of goods in and out across a 24/7 operation. The Supply Chain Manager role plays a pivotal part in shaping and managing our manufacturing footprint and will be responsible for ensuring that our customer commitments are paramount through delivery of consistent internal and external service KPI’s, whilst ensuring that the financial impact of our Supply Chain operation enables the delivery of our site budget. In addition, this role will play a key part of the Senior Leadership Team at site, responsible for building and delivering the Manchester Strategic Ambition to ensure our factory remains at the forefront of the pladis operation.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Motivate and inspire Supply Chain team to deliver day-to-day operation
• Responsible for owning the site medium term plan and taking proactive decisions based on trends available to ensure high customer service and effective labour management
• Stakeholder / conduit to central business to represent site interests
• Manchester Leadership team member
• Working with packaging, ingredient and agency suppliers to optimise inbound operation, identifying and improving key supply challenges
• Inventory management of both raw materials and finished goods to ensure effective management of cost and working capital
• Team Development, succession planning, coaching to deliver High Performing Team who operate as a cross-skilled, self-sufficient team
• Accountability to ensure the most efficient labour model to meet factory volume profile, ever-evolving and optimised to ensure cost optimisation
• Accountability for the safe and efficient operation of our Warehousing operation, focused on Right First Time delivery of our incoming ingredients and finished goods
• Supporting our Fit for the Future agenda through proactive management of Supply Chain capital funnel and supporting site-wide capital expenditure delivery.
• Guardian to SKU portfolio, identifying areas to rationalise
• Optimised production plan, coordinating regular and ad-hoc activities to ensure that full site agenda is achieved

Bring your experience.

• Motivated and passionate about Supply Chain Management with a positive, solution-focused character
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain processes in FMCG or similar industry – S&OP, Demand Planning, MRP etc.
• Track record of operating and delivering results in a fast-paced working environment
• Ability to influence stakeholders across all levels on site and the business
• Ability to handle large amounts of data and action quickly to drive actions and results
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams & initiatives as part of overall Site Leadership responsibilities
• Experience of managing and developing individuals and teams through coaching, mentoring and team building.
• Effective Communication & presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex data or messages to stakeholders at all levels
• Experience on Site Leadership Teams
• Experience of Capital Expenditure processes and projects

Our Values

Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.

Agile – We’re ever-evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.

Positive – We’re highly motivated, optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better.

Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.

Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

About Us

pladis is one of the world’s fastest-growing snacking companies and home to much-loved brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA, and Ülker. pladis also owns regional brands Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN, Verkade, and many more products across sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake, and chocolate.

Formed in 2016, pladis is the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. The expertise of our 16,000-strong global workforce spans 27 bakeries across 11 countries and is united by our purpose: to ‘bring happiness with every bite’.

As a responsible business delivering the highest quality products and exceptional service, pladis’ products have the potential to reach more than four billion people across the world.