Supply Chain and Procurement Manager EMEA

Supply Chain & Procurement Manager EMEA

Zele (Belgium) · Hybrid working · Reports to the Supply Chain Director EMEA

Do you thrive on balancing supply and demand, and love leading people who make a difference? As Supply Chain & Procurement Manager EMEA, you will lead a team of around 20 colleagues and take the entire EMEA supply chain to the next level. You are the driving force behind our S&OP cycle and the right hand and back up of the Supply Chain Director.

Your role

You own the EMEA Supply and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and make sure supply and demand are optimally balanced. Together with your team, you manage procurement, production planning, and internal and external replenishment day to day, including third-party manufacturers (3PM) and remote warehouses. You also coordinate product data maintenance and new product introductions. As part of the supply chain leadership team, you are a key player in the regional EMEA team that develops and improves our processes. You will occasionally travel to sister companies.

What will you do?

Inspire people

• Lead the local Supply Chain and Procurement team day to day and help them grow in their roles.
• Support the team in optimising demand, manufacturing and replenishment planning, as well as strategic, tactical and negotiation capabilities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments, such as Sales (forecast input) and Production (capacity).
• Guide the team through the company’s transformation towards a customer-centric organisation.

Improve the supply chain

• Manage and improve processes, and initiate and lead supply chain projects, including continuous improvement.
• Continuously improve inter-company supply, affiliate transfers and logistics processes together with your regional colleagues.
• Coordinate the introduction and amendment of finished products, from data management to physical phase-in and phase-out.
• Manage the processes governing inventory at (remote) company-owned and third-party logistics sites.
• Work with the wider business team to raise customer service levels and build effective regional forecasting and master planning processes.

Planning

• Maintain the supply/demand balance, facilitate S&OP meetings and report out of the weekly Supply and Demand meeting.
• Follow up and act on relevant KPIs (such as regional OTIF analysis and inventory).
• Control and optimise stock levels through inventory management, reporting and analysis, including slow-moving and obsolete stock.

Procurement

• Manage vendors and suppliers, and follow up on potential claims and quality issues.
• Optimise raw materials inventory.

Who are we looking for?

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline and/or a relevant professional qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a supply chain management role, preferably in an international manufacturing and/or chemical industry environment.
• A passionate people leader with experience managing and developing individuals and teams, and with change management in organisational and company development.
• Familiarity with MRP systems within ERP environments, preferably Microsoft Dynamics.
• Demonstrable experience working with third-party manufacturers (3PM) to balance in-house production capacity and cost of goods, and with third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
• Awareness of EU regulatory frameworks on packaging waste and wider ESG.
• Competence with the Microsoft Office suite and reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Excellent planning, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Dutch at all organisational levels.
• Self-motivated, able to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Working environment

You will be based in our office in Zele, with hybrid working flexibility. Your performance is evaluated on an ongoing basis against departmental objectives and KPIs, plus a formal annual performance and development review. You will comply with the Company’s Safety Management System and its ISO 9001 accredited Quality Management System.

Interested?

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