Martin Veasey Talent Solutions
European Head Of Supply Chain & Planning
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European Head of Supply Chain & Planning
Where S&OP excellence meets genuinely end to end ownership - Global electronics group
£80,000 to £100,000 basic plus bonus and benefits
Kent, hybrid, minimum 3 days at Head Office
Not a turnaround. A perfection mandate.
If you have spent your career fixing broken supply chains, this is not that job. Our client has already done the hard part: over the past four years it has consolidated its European warehousing, upgraded its demand forecasting systems, and built genuine end to end capability across sourcing, freight, inventory and distribution. What is missing is the data and analytics layer that turns a very good operation into an exceptional one, and that is where you come in.
Who you are
- University degree educated, with a consistent career history that shows genuine progression rather than a series of short stints.
- Not looking for interim experience or frequent job changes.
- Strong demand planner and global planning data scientist.
- Builds scenario models rather than single point forecasts, quantifies and mitigates risk.
- Comfortable pulling data together from multiple sources, some of it incomplete, to reach a defensible view.
- Hands-on fluency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (BC365), SQL, and Power BI.
- Career started in demand planning or S&OP and has grown into broader, end to end leadership of sourcing, freight, inventory, and distribution.
A visible leadership role, not a desk job
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- Sits on the senior operational leadership team, highly visible.
- Comfortable presenting a plan and defending it in the room, in front of senior commercial and finance colleagues.
- Leads a strong, established team and communicates with the confidence and clarity of someone who expects to be listened to.
- Works closely with commercial to build the S&OP plan, constructively challenging assumptions and negotiating a realistic consensus number.
- Needs to be seen and heard as a genuine member of the senior leadership team, not just a source of numbers for others to act on.
Where you are likely working now, and where this would not be a fit
- Genuinely same day dispatch model.
- Backgrounds in consumer electronics, technology distribution, e-commerce, multichannel retail, general consumer goods e-commerce, telecoms or technology accessories distribution with Far East sourced product.
- Automotive and industrial aftermarket, particularly urgent parts and spares supply such as vehicle off road repair.
- Unlikely to translate well: traditional automotive manufacturing and heavily regulated environments with long approval chains.
- A career built primarily in procurement or sourcing rather than across the full supply chain.
The role and the team
- Owns demand planning, S&OP, sourcing, freight and logistics, inventory management, and in-house warehousing, with full budget ownership from day one.
- Reports to the Group Operations Director.
- Inventory management is a central part of the role, balancing cash tied up in stock against the same day and next day service promise.
- Leads a strong, autonomous team spanning sourcing, logistics, demand planning, and warehouse leadership.
- Requires leadership, not management, setting strategy and objectives and trusting the team to deliver against them.
- Day to day warehouse operations are owned by an experienced Warehouse Manager.
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The package
- Basic salary of £80,000 to £100,000 depending on experience.
- Competitive bonus scheme.
- Private medical cover.
- Matched pension.
- Wellbeing support.
- Genuinely hybrid working pattern based from a Kent office with easy access from North Kent, South East London, and Essex.
- Car necessary for the commute due to limited public transport links to the office.
Right to work and eligibility
- Must already hold the right to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.
- Sponsorship is not available for this role.
- Relocation support is not available.
- Must already be living within a genuinely commutable distance of North Kent with your own transport.
- Minimum of five years of directly relevant supply chain leadership experience gained within the UK and Europe.
Next step
If this sounds like the next chapter of your career rather than a repeat of the last one, we would like to hear from you. Apply with your CV or contact us directly for a confidential conversation.
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