Supply Chain Manager

ALF Recruit is delighted to be retained exclusively by a fast-growing, PE-backed market leader on the outskirts of Rochdale to recruit a Supply Chain Manager into a genuinely pivotal, hands-on role within the business.

What's on offer:

• £50,000+ depending on experience, plus a 10% bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with service
• Private healthcare and dental schemes
• Employee assistance programme
• Pension contributions that increase with length of service
• Continuous training and development, backed by private equity investment
• A newly refurbished, open-plan office and a genuinely supportive, cross-department culture

Let's be clear about what this role is and what it isn't:

This is not a corporate procurement job shaving a few percent off a category spend from behind a desk. This is a proper operational supply chain role. You'll be responsible for keeping stock accurate and available across a business supporting 45 field engineers working out of remote locations up and down the country. Getting the right parts to the right place at the right time is the job and doing it through better systems, better data and better process.

Why this is a great role:

This is a business on a serious growth trajectory, with fresh private equity backing and a clear plan to scale in the UK and break into the US. They know their stock and systems need to grow with them, and they're bringing someone in with a genuine mandate to make that happen. You'll have the autonomy to change things, the backing to invest in doing it properly, and a team of three behind you. For someone who wants to build and improve rather than maintain, this is a real opportunity.

What you'll be doing:

• Owning the full inventory lifecycle stock planning, reordering, replenishment and optimisation across multiple locations
• Ensuring 45 field engineers have the right stock, in the right place, at the right time
• Managing stock across remote locations, engineer vans and central stores, with accurate real-time visibility
• Driving improvements to the ERP system and stock management processes, supporting automation and better data
• Implementing effective inventory controls, including stock counts, cycle checks and root-cause analysis of discrepancies
• Reviewing BOMs and inventory data to identify slow-moving, obsolete or high-risk stock and taking corrective action
• Leading and developing a team of three
• Managing suppliers, purchase orders and contracts, ensuring quality, reliability and value
• Partnering with finance to forecast and monitor budgets and stock valuations
• Managing supply chain risk through contingency planning and approved supplier lists

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in inventory management, stock control and supply chain ideally supporting a field-based or engineering operation
• Genuine ERP experience, with the ability to drive improvements rather than just use the system
• A track record of implementing better stock management processes and controls
• Strong analytical skills, with a sharp eye for stock accuracy, trends and discrepancies
• Experience managing a small team
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel
• Someone hands-on and pragmatic, comfortable getting into the detail and working across the business
• Access Dimensions experience would be desirable, but is by no means essential

If you're a supply chain or inventory professional who wants to own the function, fix the systems and genuinely improve how a fast-growing business operates, this is one worth a conversation. Apply directly or get in touch with the team at ALF Recruit for a private and confidential discussion.