Supply Chain Specialist – Sustainability Start Up
My client, a brand new Start up in the Sustainability and Sport industry, have a new vacancy for a talented Supply Chain Specialist. This is a unique opportunity to create a brand new Supply Chain and offers a clear pathway to promotion and career development.
The business is up and running with the initial supply chain in place. As this is a high potential start up for growth, they need an expert in best practice supply chain including logistics, 3PL/4PL management, fulfilment, planning and forecasting.
The Person
Our role is varied and hands on as we are in start-up mode and so for this role, we require the following;
· A strong track record working within the Operations and Supply Chain function including detailed experience with Supply and Demand Planning, Materials management, Sourcing, Logistics and warehousing and local and international transportation.
· Experience with Supplier relationship management including 3PL and 4PL, outsourced logistics and warehousing.
· Experience with working in a start-up environment where there is a requirement for agile and creative thinking in sometimes ambiguous situations.
· A leader, someone who relishes taking the lead in creating and leading a function and has the capability to work both independently and as part of a leadership team.
· Requires someone who is both very hands on and interested in being involved in all aspects of the business, used to working in an un-demarcated manner while also be able to think strategically and add value.
Personal attributes
As we are a small team working in a dynamic, start-up environment, we hope to find for this role, an open, empathic and engaging individual who enjoys the challenges provided by the start-up dynamic. Someone who works well in a team environment, enjoys being very hands on and is a creative thinker
Requirements:
· MSc in Supply Chain Management or similar
· 4+ years’ experience in leading a supply chain and/or logistics function. Experience working in a start-up environment desirable.
· Exceptional experience with implementing and optimising digital platforms relating to Supply chain and Logistics.
· Experience in working in recycling, Sustainability, circular economy would be highly desirable.
· Experience with working in a hybrid environment. Office based 2-3 days per week.
