Supply Chain Director
Sheffield | £90,000 - £95,000 + Package
Manufacturing Supply Chain Director role only - not 3pl, distribution or wholesale! You'll lead strategic supply chain, SIOP/S&OP and process optimisation in a heavy‑industry environment. If you want a cool office with a pool table, this isn't for you. This is real, hard core on‑site manufacturing.
An opportunity to shape and lead the end-to-end Supply Chain agenda for a complex, low-volume, high-value heavy engineering business based in Sheffield.
As the Supply Chain Director you will be reporting to the Operations Director and Executive Team, the Supply Chain Director will be a key member of the senior leadership group, accountable for designing, embedding, and owning an enterprise-level Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) framework. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and transformation, ensuring demand, capacity, materials, and delivery commitments are fully aligned with commercial and financial objectives.
This is a highly influential role requiring a credible change leader with the presence to challenge established ways of working, drive cross-functional alignment, and introduce disciplined, data-led decision making within an engineered-to-order environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and lead an effective SIOP strategy and governance model
- Own the end-to-end SIOP cycle, including demand, supply, capacity, and scenario planning
- Provide strategic oversight of Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics, and Sub-contract Manufacturing
- Lead procurement strategy for raw materials, including special alloys and titanium
- Drive improvements in OTIF, lead time, working capital, and schedule adherence
- Act as a senior change leader, embedding accountability and cross-functional collaboration
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience creating and leading SIOP/S&OP in a low-volume, complex manufacturing environment
- Senior leadership background in heavy engineering, project-led, or engineered-to-order operations
- Strong executive-level influencing skills and experience leading large-scale change
- Commercially astute, analytically strong, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
- This role offers genuine scope to shape strategy, influence at Board level, and leave a lasting legacy within a growing, capital-intensive manufacturing organisation.