Our engineering clients based close to Winchester have an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Manager to join their growing team. The Supply Chain Manager will define and execute the supply chain strategy, ensuring reliable customer service, secure material availability, competitive total cost and disciplined working-capital performance. Lead Procurement, Demand Management, Customer Service, UK planning and ordering, while developing a resilient, data-driven supply chain organisation. Duties and Responsibilities: - Lead the regional Sales and Operations Planning (SandOP) process, ensuring one reliable demand, supply and inventory plan, and prepare and present SandOP data to senior management on a monthly basis. - Lead the Procurement and Purchasing function, including purchasing requirements for Joysticks, Indicators, Keypads and Moulding, and ensure day-to-day purchasing and data administration responsibilities are completed effectively. - Develop category strategies, sourcing road maps and negotiation plans that balance cost, quality, delivery, innovation and risk. - Lead supplier selection, contracting, performance reviews and corrective-action plans, improving supplier OTD, lead-time reliability, capacity visibility and resilience. - Drive year-on-year productivity through price, specification, value analysis/value engineering, localisation, resourcing and total-cost initiatives. - Ensure material availability and production capacity to maintain operational ..... full job details .....