UK Head Of Supply Chain

Be part of the UKs clean energy revolution

At Baxi we are ambitiously transforming. Our pledge is to be carbon neutral in all our operations by 2030 and to lead the phaseout of carbon intensive heating by ensuring every product we make from 2025 will work with low carbon energy. We believe that our commitment to being a cleaner greener manufacturer and solutions provider can help our customers to reduce the carbon footprints of their homes and businesses and achieve their sustainability goals by using a mix of technologies.

We are a leading manufacturer and distributor of heating systems based in Warwick England with a legacy that dates back to 1866. And we are a subsidiary of European group BDR Thermea with 6400 people throughout Europe and a turnover exceeding 1.2 billion.

About the Role

The Head of Supply Chain covers all the activities of an industrial manufacturer with the aim of improving the reliability of the flow of materials into and out of the business. This role controls key processes across the business such as S&OP Inventory levels finished Goods levels safety stocks and is responsible for the business OTIF.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Planning and Control Process for the site.
• Lead the Supply Chain department and team in line with Baxi Company Values
• Lead the S&OP process across the Preston Business
• Analyse and incorporate the variations in demand into the supply plan.
• Carry out scenario modelling for the various demand hypothesis (high nominal low)
• Within the S&OP process work with the VSs to manage the resource taking care to monitor all critical and bottleneck resources.
• Work with the Head of Purchasing to implement action plans to reduce hazards (i.e. external supply constraints uncertainties new developments transfers) in order to maintain the desired service level within the scope of activities
• Create the inventory forecast and monitor progress and be accountable for the inventory accuracy across the business
• Control the volume of WIP across the business by monitoring and calculating the deployment and cost of buffers.
• Manage the FG warehouse & distribution teams to ensure a high level of efficiency
• Work with the finance sector to provide a financial assessment of the S&OP plan
• Manage the master production schedule and the material requirements plan validation
• Adapt the supply plan or master production schedule in case of under/overload to balance the load/capacity and suggest actions for more flexibility within the VSs to absorb occasional overload
• Work with the VSs and Head of Purchasing to manage the detailed scheduling process following the calculation of the material requirements plan and control and optimise component/materials availability and stock levels (raw materials WIP semifinished and finished products)
• Ensure that schedules are produced as planned and are adjusted according to the risks of the external environment
• Ensure that deadlines are upheld to honour customer requirements by being accountable for the OTIF for External Internal commitments
• Manage the overall logistics flow (incoming internal and outgoing) including working with the VSs to ensure efficient line feeding.
• Ensure the reliability of the data and its accuracy within the ERP system for stock controls
• Measure and analyse performance of the Supply Chain Process within the VSs using the defined metrics and provide the required weekly/monthly reports
• Analyse the root cause of metrics not at target level and work to develop the necessary action/recovery plans.
• Lead and contribute to lean and improvement projects and ensure that changes introduced are replicated within the processes and IT systems to ensure the effectiveness of planning parameters
• Participate to the monthly;
  • Internal and external supply chain governance meetings
  • Preston Ops meeting
  • H&S meeting
  • Quality Review
  • NPD meeting
  • Supply Chain review
  • Production Sales review
  • Stock Takes Audits & Assessments
  • In make or buy committee preparation on the outsourcing or insourcing of products

• Actively contribute to Value Stream Leaders governance meetings
  

Leadership Focus:

• Ensure effective communications in support of cultural change being proactive and aligned to our Company values.
• Supervise coach develop and provide leadership and direction to your wider team
• Promote team working and a One Team ethos.
• Define and assist in training development and succession planning of your team.
• Together with the leadership team understand customer demands and through the S&OP process define actions needed to improve performance. Engage with and cascade to manufacturing teams in this process.
• Organise regular formal and informal performance feedback with supervisors and conduct
  6monthly appraisals for your direct reports and check in regularly on their wellbeing.
• Manage performance/conduct matters in partnership with the HR team.
• Partner with the Purchasing team to generate robust build plans.
• Review and as appropriate introduce changes to the planning process to ensure the most effective utilisation of resource and optimise cost.
• Actively support and positively promote Company initiatives/projects

Financial Focus:

• As part of the manufacturing leadership team support delivery of budgeted orders
• Engage in monthly production performance reviews and prepare improvement action plans
• Ensure that annual departmental budgets are adhered to
• Provide inputs for periodic forecasts and monthly quarterly half and fullyear reports.
• Identify Capex requirements to improve safety quality & boost productivity. Prepare payback justifications.

Additional Duties Responsibilities & Measurements:

The Head of Supply Chain will play a key role in accelerating the stabilisation of Stainless and transformation of Assembly operations at the Preston site both of which are essential to the delivery of Baxis strategic business objectives for customer delivery efficiency improvement cost reduction delivering financial growth. Additional duties would include but is not limited to the following:

Health & Safety

• Ensure Health and Safety compliance
• Conduct H&S risk assessments of all shop floor operations within warehousing
• Coach supervisors in safety leadership behaviours (accident prevention & near miss reduction zero tolerance to unsafe practices 5S and line safety walks)
• Train operators in manual handling

This job description is not regarded to be totally exhaustive of all duties and activities required by the post.

The post is subject to the needs of the business and will develop and change in line with prevailing market

conditions competition and development of the territory

What you will bring

Essential

• Strong leadership & organizational skills
• MS Excel PowerPoint etc.
• Working knowledge of ERP / MRP (M3 systems
• 7 years experience in manufacturing leadership role
• Experience of developing and running an S&OP process
• 5 years experience of managing and leading teams
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001
• Empowering & motivating teams to achieve results.
• Demonstrated delivery of KPIs (OTIF FTG accident prevention cost etc)
  

Desirable

• Strong Problemsolving skills
• Inventory reduction
• Production optimisation
• Engaging teams in problem solving activities
• Conducting shop floor audits
• Lean skill sets
• Leading shop floor safety walks

We offer up to five working weeks holidays in addition to the standard UK bank holidays and we also offer the option to buy extra holidays

At BDR Thermea Group we believe that diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) are critical to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where every potential future employee feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Please check out our DE&I policy on our website to find out more.

At BDR Thermea Group we believe that diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) are critical to our success. We are committed to creating a workplace where every potential future employee feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Please check out our DE&I policy on our website to find out more.