Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions. With facilities around the globe, Anord Mardix leads in critical power infrastructure, supporting a myriad of industries, from financial institutions to data centers.
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Job Summary
Anord Mardix, a Flex company, are a global group that manufactures switchgear and associated products for installation in mission-critical and live commercial buildings ranging from data centres to the international headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies.
Anord Mardix have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Supply Chain – UK, based in our Kendal office. The Head of Supply Chain will oversee the organisations overall supply chain strategy including tactical buying, logistics, warehousing and operations - in order to maximize efficiency and productivity.
What a typical day looks like:
- To ensure supply chain structure is adequate and robust in its structure to service needs of the business and customers in all operational situations
- Be responsible for driving and controlling the overall supply chain process with a productivity and continuous improvement approach, monitoring and reporting out on the activity with a supply chain score card through relevant KPIs
- Ensure statistical and collaborative forecasting, in order to optimise reliability
- Lead the purchasing process of logistics needs of infrastructure, equipment and services in coordination with purchasing department procedures
- Manage data analysis that strategizes on ways to reduce cycle time and improve the value chains efficiency
- Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws
- Ensure that the selection of transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution
- Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers
- Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists
- Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials
- Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders
- Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
- Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities
- Manage the integration of new projects into the company supply planning process:
- Align production plans & resource utilization, inventory projections and financial variables.
- Establish and propose methods of optimizing resources & costs while achieving production & inventory targets.
- Lead reviews of budgeted production volumes and assumptions
- Lead supply meetings to review supply/demand balances and inventory projections with Commercial, Finance, Quality & Contract Manufacturing
- Lead reviews of opportunistic business management and risk mitigation
- Recommend Purchase Order requirements to Contract Manufacturing Operations (finished product, intermediate product, materials)
- Attend and participate in monthly Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning meetings, including leading supply meetings for appropriate manufacturing sites and/or product families.
- Calculate, compile, and communicate business performance against key performance indicators and associated metrics for production plan, customer service, and inventory management performance
- Ensure all procedures and processes currently in place are fit for purpose and in line with best practice
- Lead and develop the local supply chain management team
- Ensure collaboration with peers in other sites as well as establish a strong collaboration with other supply chain functions globally
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
- Degree in business or engineering related discipline with 8+ years of related experience in a project management and supply chain operation
- Success in delivering continuous improvement in an environment of change
- Successfully delivered operational efficiency in a manufacturing/supply chain business of £150m plus
- International and domestic experience in demanding roles
- Proven track record of relationship building at a senior level, both internally and externally
- Track record of operational performance improvement in production, projects and supply chain leading
- Leadership track record of delivery of multiple change programs
- Highly developed team coordination and decision-making skills
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Engineering background who thrives on a demanding and challenging environment
- Ability to move from strategic to operational detail
- Experienced in successfully managing demanding customers
- Comfortable in managing multisite engineering and operations
What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:
- An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;
- A competitive salary and benefits package which includes:
- A merit-based annual pay review
- Enhanced annual leave
- Employee recognition scheme and long service awards
- Referral bonus
- Volunteer days
- Group Life Insurance, including a death in service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year
- Sick pay scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Flexible/Remote/Hybrid Work based on your Job Function
- Travel opportunities (role dependent)
- Support in your well-being by access to
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice
- On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)
At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.
Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose - to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.
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Anord Mardix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email
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