Head of Supply Chain Planning (SIOP)
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £60,000 to £65,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Circa £65k plus excellent benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BS35 1AA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4785175_1775051041 |
Summary
Your new company
An advanced manufacturer with state-of-the-art R&D & Manufacturing at their facility near Bristol / Severn Beach. They are already highly successful, and enjoying a period of significant investment to ensure they stay ahead of the pack in their sector. This role is strongly biased towards being on-site, but there is an early finish each Friday, and potential for some WFH once settled into the role.
Your new role
In this newly created role, you will take over and further develop the Supply Chain Planning (SIOP / S&OP) function. With a team of 6 reporting in, you will assess existing processes and support changes that will improve SIOP and MPS (Master Production Schedule) performance.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be proven in a similar role within a complex manufacturing business, and be accustomed to guiding the top-down Planning process in collaboration with other senior stakeholders (Sales / Engineering / Quality / Logistics etc), while supporting your team who are driving the detail within MPS / Materials Planning / Production Planning. You will be familiar with advanced ERP/MES and MRPII (eg SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365 etc) and experience of using Lean / Continuous Improvement techniques to drive performance. You will be comfortable controlling long range capacity planning, as well as giving early warning and mitigating actions for material shortages.
Relevant qualifications (eg Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or similar), or professional qualifications (eg APICS CPIM / CSCP / Lean / Continuous Improvement) are of interest. All applications will be considered on merit and a proven track record in a relevant role is as important as academic qualifications.
What you'll get in return
Highly competitive salary and benefits, circa £65k, generous pension, healthcare, share incentive plan, support for additional professional qualifications, and more. This is a great time to join the organisation, with an opportunity to support and enhance class-leading supply chain performance.
What you need to do now
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