Supply Chain & Commercial Execution Manager

Supply Chain & Commercial Execution Manager

Location Initially Oldham, relocating to Bredbury

Reports to UK Director of Operations

Direct reports Purchasing; Compliance; Marketing & Product Support

Salary £55,000 per annum

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Supply Chain & Commercial Execution Manager to strengthen the execution capability of our UK and European business. Reporting to the UK Director of Operations, this role combines direct leadership of Purchasing, Compliance, and Marketing & Product Support with day-to-day ownership of supply-chain performance, inventory, logistics, business processes, system master data, product & commercial execution support.

This role is comfortable working in the detail, supporting direct reports, and personally driving projects and problem solving. The successful candidate will translate commercial priorities into practical execution across suppliers, inventory, third-party warehousing, exports, product data, launches, and market support. The role will work closely with Sales, Finance, Operations, the US team, and external partners.

Leadership & Business Execution

• Act as a key member of the UK Leadership Team and a hands-on execution partner to the UK Director of Operations.
• Translate commercial priorities into clear actions, owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, coach, and support the Purchasing, Compliance, and Marketing & Product Support functions while remaining actively involved in day-to-day work.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Sales, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, and the US organization.
• Establish practical KPIs, management information, and review processes that improve visibility, accountability, and execution.
• Identify business risks, constraints, and opportunities and ensure that appropriate action is taken.

Purchasing & Supply Chain

• Provide direct leadership and day-to-day support to the Purchasing function.
• Develop and execute sourcing and supplier strategies that improve cost, quality, availability, service, and continuity of supply.
• Maintain robust supplier evaluation, performance management, and commercial control processes.
• Lead or support supplier negotiations, cost reviews, and commercial agreements.
• Build and maintain a measurable cost-reduction and margin-improvement pipeline.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to suppliers, lead times, availability, and business continuity.
• Coordinate supply chain priorities with Sales, Finance, Operations, and US-based teams.

Inventory, Logistics & Third-Party Warehousing

• Own commercial and supply chain inventory management disciplines, including stocking policies, service levels, working capital, excess and obsolete stock, and inventory planning.
• Coordinate supply and inventory planning using sales forecasts, demand trends, lead times, service requirements, and product lifecycle changes across the UK, Europe, and third-party warehouses.
• Manage the commercial and service performance of third-party warehousing and logistics partners, including cost, inventory visibility, delivery performance, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate export requirements, documentation, customs-related processes, freight, and delivery support for European and international customers.
• Analyse landed cost, freight, lead time, and service trade-offs and recommend practical improvements.
• Support the transition of European supply and inventory, including decisions on UK production, US supply, local sourcing, third-party stock and SKU consolidation.

Commercial Execution & Market Support

• Help convert UK and European growth priorities into executable product, supply, inventory, marketing, and customer support plans.
• Provide direct leadership to local Marketing, ensuring marketing activities, product content, sales materials, and launch support are aligned with UK, European, and broader company commercial priorities in coordination with US Marketing leadership.
• Provide commercial execution support for customer opportunities, distributor needs, product availability, samples, quotations, launches, and market-entry activity.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop and maintain customer-facing product information, market materials, technical content, and launch support.
• Support the European market with product information, range alignment, availability, logistics, exports, and commercial problem solving.
• Coordinate with the US team to align appropriate products, capabilities, branding, and materials for the UK and European markets.
• Use market knowledge and customer feedback to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities in the product offering.

Product, SKU & Product Execution

• Coordinate the UK and European item assortment from assessment through sourcing or manufacturing, costing, data setup, inventory transition, launch, and ongoing support.
• Maintain product lifecycle information and a structured view of SKU performance, overlap, complexity, margin, demand, and consolidation opportunities; coordinate the execution of product changes, rationalisation, introductions, and phase-outs.
• Support new product introduction and product changes by coordinating requirements, BOMs, specifications, costing, supply readiness, inventory, market materials, and launch actions.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Purchasing, and US Product teams to ensure products are commercially and operationally ready.
• Help identify opportunities to align UK and European product offerings with the Spilfyter range while protecting established customers.

Business Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a strong business user and functional process lead for NetSuite, Power BI, PIM, AI-enabled tools, and related business systems.
• Own or coordinate data standards and governance for item masters, BOMs, product attributes, supplier data, costs, lead times, units of measure, inventory settings, and product content.
• Ensure product, supply chain, inventory, and commercial data is accurate, complete, timely, and usable across systems.
• Develop dashboards and reporting that improve decision making across purchasing, inventory, logistics, product, and commercial execution.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate, and improve processes while reducing manual administration and data errors.
• Lead business systems and continuous improvement projects from problem definition through implementation, adoption, and measurement.

Compliance & Risk

• Provide direct leadership and oversight to the Compliance function while enabling the specialist role to retain day-to-day technical ownership.
• Ensure regulatory, customer, product, environmental, and industry requirements are considered in sourcing, product, export, and commercial decisions.
• Maintain oversight of product management systems, audits, certifications, documentation, corrective actions, and risk registers.
• Ensure significant compliance, product, supplier, and supply chain risks are identified, escalated, and addressed.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance, safety, documentation, and risk awareness.

Commercial & Financial Performance

• Demonstrate strong business acumen and understand the key drivers of revenue, gross margin, operating cost, working capital, cash flow, and profitability.
• Use P&L information and financial analysis to inform decisions and improve supply chain, inventory, logistics, product, and commercial performance.
• Work closely with Finance on budgets, forecasts, cost standards, product costing, performance reporting, and investment analysis.
• Develop business cases and financial assessments for sourcing changes, inventory decisions, product initiatives, systems, and improvement projects.
• Track and communicate the financial impact of cost savings, working-capital improvements, commercial initiatives, and strategic projects.

People & Organisational Development

• Set clear responsibilities, objectives, priorities, and performance expectations for direct reports.
• Coach and develop team members while providing support with day-to-day priorities and barriers.
• Build capability, resilience, and breadth across Purchasing, Compliance, and Marketing Support.
• Promote cross functional and enterprise first approach across the UK, Europe, and US teams.

What Success Looks Like

• Stronger supply chain performance, internal controls, cost management, and market expansion.
• Improved inventory availability, working-capital performance, data accuracy, and SKU discipline.
• Reliable and cost-effective logistics, export, and third-party warehouse performance.
• Successful execution of the UK and European item transition plan.
• New products and product changes launched with supporting product data and market materials.
• Clearer commercial execution support for UK and European customers and distributors.
• Accurate, useful business-system data and actionable Power BI reporting.
• Strong compliance, quality, documentation, and risk management standards.
• Measurable improvements in gross margin, cost, working capital, service, and execution speed.
• Capable, accountable, and well-supported direct reports.

About You

You will be a commercially minded, hands-on manager with strong experience across supply chain, purchasing, inventory, product, systems, or commercial execution in an industrial, manufacturing, or product-based business. You will be comfortable leading people while personally working through data, suppliers, systems, projects, and day-to-day business issues. You will combine sound financial judgement with practical execution, curiosity, and the ability to bring structure to complex work.

Essential Experience

• Experience in supply chain, purchasing, commercial execution, product management, business systems, or a closely related role.
• Experience within an industrial, manufacturing, distribution, or product-based business.
• Experience in purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, inventory, logistics, or third-party warehousing.
• Strong commercial and financial understanding, including margin, cost, inventory, working capital, profitability, and P&L drivers.
• Experience using ERP, business-intelligence, and data systems, with the ability and willingness to become a strong user of NetSuite, Power BI, PIM, and AI-enabled tools.
• Experience with item & product data, BOMs, inventory settings, or product lifecycle information.
• Experience leading and developing direct reports while remaining personally involved in execution.
• Manage multiple cross-functional initiatives and convert broad priorities into practical delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting UK and European markets, exports, or international logistics.
• Experience supporting new markets, new product introductions, or SKU rationalisation.
• Experience overseeing compliance, regulatory, or risk management activities.
• Industrial market and distributor-channel knowledge.
• Experience supporting marketing, product content, market materials, or commercial launches.
• Experience improving ERP, PIM, reporting, automation, or master-data processes.
• Experience working as part of a Leadership Team or supporting the UK Director of Operations.

Key Competencies

Hands-on Leadership

Leads, coaches, and develops others while remaining close to the work.

Commercial Acumen

Understands customers, markets, margin, cost, working capital, and P&L impact.

Supply-Chain Judgement

Balances cost, availability, risk, service, inventory, and lead time.

Execution

Turns broad priorities into clear actions and follows through to completion.

Systems & Data Fluency

Uses ERP, BI, PIM, and AI tools to improve visibility, control, and decisions.

Analytical Thinking

Uses evidence and financial insight to identify issues and make recommendations.

Cross-Functional Influence

Builds alignment across Commercial, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and US teams.

Ownership & Accountability

Takes responsibility for outcomes, escalates risks, and closes gaps.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take on a visible, hands-on role within a growing international manufacturing business. You will have broad exposure across supply chain, commercial execution, product, compliance, systems, and European growth, with the autonomy to improve how work gets done and the support of the UK and US leadership teams.

We are looking for someone who enjoys solving practical business problems, developing people, improving cost and service, and turning growth priorities into disciplined execution.

Pay: £55,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Free parking
• On-site parking