Supply Chain Manager
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | City of London, EC2V 6DN |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 3 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Supply Chain Manager
Location: London
Sector: Pharmaceutical / Healthcare
Salary: Competitive + benefits
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to take ownership of end-to-end supply chain operations within a growing pharmaceutical organisation.This is a key role responsible for ensuring products are available at the right time, right cost and right quality, while working closely with Commercial, Sales, Finance and external logistics partners.
Key Responsibilities
As Supply Chain Manager, you will oversee supply chain activity across the region, including:
- Leading import and export activities, inventory management and supply planning.
- Managing logistics and distribution, customer service, warehousing and transportation.
- Driving the local forecasting process through a strong S&OP planning cycle.
- Partnering with Sales, Commercial, Finance and Market Access teams to align supply with commercial demand.
- Managing relationships with external logistics and distribution partners.
- Monitoring inventory levels, distribution costs and supply chain performance.
- Supporting high levels of on-time delivery, inventory availability and distribution quality.
- Leading and developing the supply chain team.
- Driving continuous improvement across supply chain processes and service levels.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an established Supply Chain Manager with experience operating within a regulated, fast-moving environment.
Ideally, you will have:
- A degree in Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
- APICS qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.
- Supply Chain experience, ideally within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences or the medical sector.
- Management experience.
- Strong knowledge of S&OP and forecasting processes.
- Strong experience across logistics, warehousing, demand planning and order-to-cash processes.
- Hands-on experience with demand planning and ERP systems, preferably SAP, Kinaxis or similar.
- Experience managing third-party logistics or distribution partners.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with senior commercial and operational leaders.
- A proven track record of developing and managing high-performing teams.
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional looking to take ownership of a broad, commercially focused function within the pharmaceutical sector. You will have real influence over supply chain performance, forecasting, distribution and customer service while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
If you have strong end-to-end supply chain experience and enjoy combining operational delivery with commercial partnership, please reach out
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