Supply Chain Manager

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Alan Keef Ltd is looking for an enthusiastic and imaginative Supply Chain Manager to join their management team. This is a crucial role for the business in which you will be involved at all stages of our projects from taking our design drawings through to project completion and despatch. We are fortunate that, despite the current worldwide situation, we have a full order book and many positive enquiries.

Each of our projects is unique and so the individual we’re looking for must be able to manage several concurrent and differing projects to ensure each project leaves on time, on budget and to the high standard we have built our reputation on.

As a small, family owned and run business, every member of our team is crucial to our success and the Supply Chain Manager role is pivotal. Your contribution will matter to the business and to your colleagues. You will find yourself ordering a part on a long lead-time one minute then heading down to the workshop to help polish a locomotive, so it is ready for despatch the next.

Your role includes:

- Being responsible for overseeing activities related to Alan Keef Limited’s products and services including placing orders, storing, organising services, logistics for all our customer orders, whilst also improving productivity and efficiency, reducing costs and securing high quality materials for the Company.

- Liaison with the management team, including designers, to understand each project and identify and manage its timeline, scheduling and purchasing requirements and then to oversee the management of these requirements daily.

- Maintain the practical and effective Company purchasing and subcontractor procedures and striving for best working practice to enable the above and ensure we meet our customers’ requirements.

Your experience will:

- Enable you to act confidently as part of our management team to ensure our continued profitable success. Understanding how a small business works will be essential.

- Enable you to understand and be willing to learn about the work we do building narrow-gauge locomotives, rolling stock and track installation – please visit our website to thoroughly understand the wide and specialised spectrum of work we undertake https://www.alankeef.co.uk/.

- Enable you to ‘hit the ground running’ and quickly and effectively grasp what we need to achieve and start making a difference very quickly.

- Enable you to work within a small team that all rely on each other and to carry on smiling and supporting especially when the pressure is on.

- Enable you to identify where the business many need additional resources and understand how this can be resolved.

Alan Keef Limited specialises solely in the supply and manufacture of all aspects of narrow gauge and light railway equipment. Our employees tell us we’re a good company to work for and most have been with us for many years. We believe we’re compassionate and understanding, but in return we expect the best from everyone and for them to ‘go the extra mile’. In return everyone shares in the exceptional pride of seeing a project go from inception, design and build to delivery and commissioning at sites around the world. Our products are renowned for their exceptional quality, reliability and comfort and our success has been built on this reputation.

If you think you can bring vitality to this role and want to join a small, successful, and caring company then we would like to hear from you. It is Alan Keef Limited intention that this role will be remunerated at the right level for the right person therefore you are welcome to include your salary expectations.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7LQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Supply chain: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 18/03/2023
Reference ID: AKL SCM Mar 2023