Supply Chain Manager

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead our purchasing, inventory, planning, and order fulfilment functions. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring operational excellence across the supply chain while developing forward-looking plans to optimise inventory, resources, and capacity.

Working closely with manufacturing, warehouse, procurement, and commercial teams, you will drive inventory performance, improve service levels, manage cost of goods sold, and identify opportunities for savings and continuous improvement. You will also lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring the business is well-positioned to meet both current and future customer demand.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing, inventory management, planning, and order fulfilment activities.
• Develop and implement inventory strategies that balance product availability, service levels, and working capital requirements.
• Drive forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and capacity planning processes.
• Identify and proactively manage supply chain risks to ensure business continuity.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, warehouse, finance, procurement, and sales teams to align operational execution with business objectives.
• Own inventory governance, reporting, and performance metrics, driving improvements in stock accuracy and inventory health.
• Manage supplier performance and identify opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency gains.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to enable effective business decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing supply chain team.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, process optimisation, and systems enhancements.

Your Skills

• Significant experience in supply chain, purchasing, inventory management, planning, or logistics operations.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop and motivate teams.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, inventory optimisation, supply planning, and supply chain risk management.
• Experience working with ERP systems, planning tools, and reporting platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational improvements and deliver measurable business results.
• Professional supply chain qualifications (CIPS, APICS/ASCM, CILT, or similar) would be advantageous.
• Join us and play a key role in ensuring our supply chain delivers exceptional service, operational efficiency, and sustainable business growth.