Supply Chain Manager - Spirits​/FMCG

Supply Chain Manager

Global Spirits Business |
London EC1 Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days home

We're working with an established global Drinks company to recruit a Supply Chain Manager to take ownership of the UK supply chain operations
.

This is a hands‑on, end‑to‑end role - ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure, calm and clarity to complex supply chain environments, without the ego or over‑engineering.

You’ll be responsible for the UK supply chain
, managing day‑to‑day operations while continuously improving how things work.

Key areas of ownership include:

• End-to‑end Order-to-Cash for the UK market
• Supply & demand planning
  , balancing service levels with commercial realities
• Exports to Northern Ireland
  , including documentation and process compliance
• Process streamlining and automation - spotting inefficiencies and fixing them
• Cross‑functional collaboration with Finance, Commercial and Operations teams
• Budget awareness and forecasting
  , working closely with Finance
• Leveraging ERP systems (SAP experience helpful but not essential)

You’ll also lead and support a small team
:

• 3 direct reports (2 permanent, 1 temp)
• Covering order processing, demand planning and operational support
• A strong emphasis on coaching, prioritisation and backing your team when it matters

This role will suit someone who is commercially grounded, operationally strong and people‑focused
.

• Proven experience in Supply Chain / Operations within FMCG or a similar fast‑moving environment
• Solid understanding of supply planning, demand planning and order management
• Comfortable working with data, statistics and reporting to support decisions
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP or equivalent)
• Exposure to process improvement and automation initiatives

• Confident but measured
  - no over‑promising
• Calm under pressure, pragmatic and solutions‑focused
• Strong people skills - able to work with multiple personalities and functions
• A leader who backs their team and earns trust through consistency

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Interested?

If you’re a supply chain professional looking for a manager role where your judgement, experience and people skills genuinely matter, let’s have a conversation.