Senior Stock & Capacity Management Leader, Birmingham

Senior Stock & Capacity Management Leader Location: Birmingham About this role: For this role we require someone who is responsible for driving strategy, stocks and stores. The role in a nutshell: Development of stock management & storage strategy to meet business requirements and objectives. Responsible for stock & storage management of the organisations stock portfolio and that of external customers. Analysis of the effectiveness of inventory strategy and stocking policies. Recommending improvements. This is a senior leadership role, accountable for end to end stock management, managing a budget of £200+m. Key Objectives: Experience within data strategy. Predictions on working capital whilst matching with supply. Innovation - doing things differently? How can you change the mindset of individuals within a complex matrix type environment? Supporting the improvement of E2E stores, forecasting and tracking - liaising with Operations and Engineering teams to ensure the process is fit for purpose and in line with key strategic programmes. Shaping commercial sourcing strategies that lead to optimising profitability. Invests in building solid business partnerships with stakeholders, customers, suppliers and colleagues. Passionate about leading teams, coaching and mentoring talent whilst driving positive change in performance. Focused and energetic in achieving results, driven to outperform targets and celebrate in success. A specialist in supplier contract negotiation, in-life contract management, procurement best practices, e2e financial optimisation, commercial excellence and performance improvement, customer account management, P&L and financial analysis, governance and compliance and digital transformation. Responsibility for efficiency and stock availability improvement of the business Inventory management. Accountable for the engagement of senior stakeholders and suppliers.Leadership qualities: Customer engagement specialist Bold decision maker Solution-focused achiever Inspiring communicator Change individual Collaborative partner Commercial thinkerGovernance Delivering high-quality governance and managing performance governance boards, ensuring adequate evidenced controls are in place Accountable for the timely bi-annual forecasting cycle for all items of stock, working closely with Procurement and Finance to ensure delivery of the stores within the overall cost and stock envelope Ensure a consistent approach to weekly and monthly governance, reporting and KPIs across all categoriesEducation * Bachelor's degree in business or related field (or equivalent experience) preferable * Active membership of a professional body e.g. CIPS (desirable) Keywords: Telecoms, governance, demand planning, supply management, stock management, stores, logistics This is a permanent role. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of this role, we may choose to hold provisional pre-screening interviews