Supply Chain Manager

Your tasks will vary depending on the sector you work in. However, as a supply chain manager you'll typically need to:

*Work with procurement managers and buyers to source the right products

*Negotiate contracts with suppliers and customers

*Control manufacturing and delivery processes

*Plan and implement logistical strategy, ensuring targets are met

*Oversee product storage, handling and distribution

*Use computer software to track goods from origin to delivery

*Work on forecasts and inventories, keeping an accurate record of the process and analysing performance

*Manage the costs involved while maintaining quality

*Ensure you're aware of exactly what is happening throughout the supply chain

*Manage and motivate a team of supply chain staff

*Improve the overall supply chain performance and look for any possible innovations to the process

*Develop new and existing relationships with suppliers

*Identify, manage and minimise the risks (for example operational or reputational) that could *Affect or interrupt the supply chain

*Consider the environmental impact of the supply chain in order to meet sustainability targets

*Understand and support anti-slavery in supply chains

*Implement new technologies and stay alert to new trends and developments in the sector.