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The Supply Chain Manager will have the following responsibilities:Operational Strategic Direction - Develop the strategy, processes and IT enablers to exploit current and future opportunities and demands for retail networks, distributors and consumers.Supply Chain Optimisation -Execute optimisation strategies in order to achieve under budget results, customers service expectations and cost benefits.Business Operations - Accountable for managing & leading Daily End-To-End Supply Chain Operation Functions, including establishing purchasing objectives for the company.Customer Service Management- Responsible for the operational excellence of the Customer Service Team to ensure a consistently high level of market service levels.Financial Management- Overall control of all Supply Chain financial transactions and operational matters, financial daily/weekly/monthly/annually reporting and internal financial controls. Directs the establishment of forecasting principles, practices, policies and procedures.Commercial - Undertakes major contract negotiations.Leadership & People Management Lead, mentor and motivate the Supply Chain, Warehouse and Customer Service teams to drive high performance & accountabilityThe successful candidate for the Supply Chain Manager role will ideally have the following skills and qualities:Experience leading teams across Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations (Forecasting, Supply Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Warehouse, Transport & Customer Service)Background in either a Wholesale, FMCG, Retail or Distribution environment.Strong technical background - SAP (or similar ERP) and MRP (SAP Module for Demand Planning/Inventory Forecasting) / MS Excel (Formulas / Pivot / V-Lookup)Proven capability to establish and build relationships at a senior stakeholder level - both internally and externallyAgile approach and able to work in a fast-paced environmentAble to make business critical decisions