Supply Chain Lead

The Supply Chain Lead is responsible for the end-to-end planning and execution of the external supply chain, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and reliable delivery of materials from suppliers to manufacturing plants. The role leads supplier logistics, transportation, packaging, inventory strategy, freight management, and supply chain risk mitigation to support programme delivery and production requirements. Area of Responsibility Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Management

• Develop supply strategies for new and existing programmes.
• Align demand, supply, inventory and production requirements.
• Monitor material availability and mitigate shortages.
• Manage supplier performance, readiness and delivery capability.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support programme launches and production requirements.
Logistics, Packaging & Transportation
• Define packaging strategies and ensure compliance with quality, sustainability and cost targets.
• Manage inbound transportation networks and logistics providers.
• Monitor freight performance, delivery reliability and costs.
• Coordinate packaging implementation, logistics optimisation and recovery plans where required.
Customs & International Logistics
• Support import/export compliance and international logistics activities.
• Ensure adherence to trade regulations and documentation requirements.
• Identify opportunities for logistics efficiency and cost reduction.
Programme & Launch Support
• Support supply chain readiness across prototype, pre-production and SOP phases.
• Contribute to APQP, PPAP and supplier launch activities.
• Manage supply chain risks and provide readiness reporting.
• Support successful programme launches and production ramp-up.
Inventory & Continuous Improvement
• Define inventory and safety stock strategies.
• Balance inventory optimisation with production continuity.
• Monitor inventory performance and working capital.
• Drive lean supply chain, cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.
Key Interfaces
• Purchasing & Procurement
• STA & Supplier Quality
• Manufacturing Engineering & Production Planning
• Programme Management
• Finance & Commercial Teams
• Logistics Providers, Freight Forwarders & Suppliers
Key Deliverables
• Supply Chain & Inventory Strategies
• Supplier Readiness Plans
• Packaging & Transportation Plans
• Supply Risk Registers
• Launch Readiness Reporting
• Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Supplier Performance Reviews
Key KPIs
• Supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Material Availability
• Inventory Performance
• Supply Chain & Freight Costs
• Supplier Delivery Performance
• Packaging Compliance
• Launch Readiness
• Inventory Accuracy
• Production Loss Due to Material Shortage
  
  Significant experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics or Manufacturing Operations.
• Experience within Automotive OEM or Tier 1 environments.
• Good understanding of:
• Supply Chain Planning
• Supplier Management
• Packaging & Logistics
• Freight & Transportation
• APQP / PPAP
• Inventory Management
• ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP, etc.)
• Experience supporting programme delivery and vehicle launches.
  
  At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a Supply Chain Lead to be based at our customer's site in Halewood.
Our Engineering Research and Development (ER&D) division is a fast-growing function delivering innovative projects for global customers across Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial Heavy Machinery sectors, supported by highly skilled engineering teams., #ComeJoinUs in #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're a global product engineering and digital services company focused on fulfilling our mission of helping the world drive, fly, build, and farm by enabling our customers to realize better products and deliver better experiences. We're the strategic engineering partner businesses turn to when they aspire to be better. Manufacturing companies rely on us to enable them to conceptualize, develop and realize better products that are safer, cleaner, and improve the quality of life for all the stakeholders, helping us achieve our vision of #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're inspiring a new generation of engineers who, by embracing the opportunities that exist at the convergence of digital technology & traditional engineering, are developing better products. We're redefining what the world understands by engineering and spreading the influence and impact of engineering as humanity's best way of addressing its most important challenges and opportunities.

In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including:
• Pension Scheme (up to 5% matched contribution)
• 25 Days' Holiday
• Private Health Care
• Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme (up to 20% off new JLR vehicles)
• Group Income Protection
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Life Assurance
• Health Shield Private Health Cash Plan
If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global organisation delivering world-class engineering solutions, this is the place for you. Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.