Supply Chain Manager - Spirits/FMCG

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

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.