Supply Chain Manager - Ireland - £Highly Attractive Salary

Our client is a well-established international packaging manufacturing business with a strong reputation for innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Serving a diverse customer base across multiple sectors, the company is committed to delivering high-quality products and exceptional service while continuously improving its operations and supply chain performance.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to take ownership of end-to-end supply chain planning and customer service activities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, the Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficient flow of materials, products, and information from suppliers through to customers. The successful candidate will lead planning and customer service functions, balancing demand, production, inventory, and service requirements while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

This is primarily an office-based position with occasional customer visits as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute manufacturing and supply plans to ensure product availability while optimising inventory levels and cost.
• Lead demand planning and forecasting activities in collaboration with Sales, Finance, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage the customer order process, ensuring efficient order fulfilment and excellent customer communication.
• Monitor and improve customer service performance, including OTIF delivery and lead time management.
• Lead Sales & Operations Planning (S & O P / I B P) processes to align demand, supply, and financial objectives.
• Manage inventory policies, safety stock levels, and stock turn performance.
• Work closely with procurement, production, and logistics teams to address capacity constraints and supply challenges.
• Identify supply chain risks and implement mitigation and business continuity plans.
• Drive operational improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Produce performance reports, KPIs, and scenario analyses for senior management.
• Lead, coach, and develop planning and customer service teams.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, ensuring a customer focused culture throughout the business.
• Support the onboarding of new customers and products into the operation.
• Manage internal supply chain flows and cross site coordination activities.
• Provide hands on support to planning and customer service teams when required.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong background in supply chain planning within a manufacturing environment, coupled with proven leadership experience and a continuous improvement mindset.

Essential Experience & Skills

• 5+ years' experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, operations, or a related field.
• Experience leading or owning planning processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Excellent customer service focus and stakeholder management capability.
• Demonstrated success in driving process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience interacting directly with customers.
• Hands on approach with the willingness to support operational activities when required.
• Advanced numerical and analytical skills, including strong Excel capability.
• High energy, proactive attitude, and strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to quickly understand technical products and manufacturing processes.
• Demand forecasting and statistical planning.
• MRP and capacity planning.
• Inventory optimisation and control.
• S & O P / Integrated Business Planning.
• ERP and supply chain planning systems.
• Data analysis and KPI reporting (Excel, Power BI, Tableau or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Effective communicator and influencer across multiple functions.
• Strategic thinker with a focus on execution and results.
• Skilled stakeholder manager capable of building collaborative relationships.
• Experience leading change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast paced operational environments.