Associate Director Materials Management - 12 months Secondment / FTC

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Direct the tactical management of critical material supply chains, resolve major issues at speed, and redesign flows to accommodate changes in supply capability-protecting production continuity.
• ● As a member of the Planning Leadership Team, turn enterprise priorities into an executable site plan, aligning materials strategy with sourcing and supply goals.
• ● Ensure materials are available for on-time-in-full production orders in a cost- and time-effective manner, enabling reliable asset utilization.
• ● Exploit information systems to surface actionable insights; improve data visibility and accuracy to support transactional actions and decision making; assure the quality of outputs.
• ● Partner with sites and central functions to build accurate forecasts based on deep understanding of the supply chain.
• ● Provide and interpret KPIs and balanced scorecard reporting; highlight exceptions and drive improvement on data accuracy, analytics adoption, stock write-off, order conversion, order due date performance, and quality targets.
• ● Establish stock targets across locations using working, safety, and policy stock definitions; act as the central point of contact to synchronize plans, data, and material flows with internal and external partners.
• ● Drive a culture of compliance; lead root cause analysis to understand failures and implement preventive actions.
• ● Represent the site in regional and global forums; contribute scalable improvements and ways of working other sites can adopt; serve as the subject matter expert for UK materials on major change programs.
• ● Own the financial budget for write-off and waste; minimize obsolescence and cost through disciplined inventory and lifecycle management.
• ● Lead and develop a high-performing team through organizational and program change, building resilience and clarity amid ambiguity.

Requirements

• ● Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• ● Expert knowledge of supply chain management techniques including planning skills
• ● Strong Stakeholder Manager & Influencer
• ● Partnering and Collaboration

Benefits

• ● Competitive Salary & Benefits Package