Production Supply Manager
Role Overview
Full-time Production Supply Manager role with the Supply Chain Team, based at the Merthyr facility.
Lead production support and material management to ensure uninterrupted flow of kits and parts for manufacturing.
Coordinate Production, Supply Chain, and third-party warehouse providers.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Full-time Production Supply Manager role with the Supply Chain Team, based at the Merthyr facility.
Lead production support and material management to ensure uninterrupted flow of kits and parts for manufacturing.
Coordinate Production, Supply Chain, and third-party warehouse providers.
Responsibilities
- Lead production material control teams and manage material availability, inventory accuracy, kitting, and work-centre control.
- Ensure safety, audit, training, and government property compliance.
- Drive planning, performance management, process development, and continuous improvement while meeting production schedules and cost targets.
- Govern Oracle systems and maintain transactional accuracy, data integrity, system compliance, and process adherence.
- Manage material rework, MRB activities, risk mitigation plans, and performance reporting.
- Supervise production support staff and coordinate with warehouse providers to meet schedule and capability needs.
- Develop kitting and handling procedures; coordinate system support with internal IT.
- Liaise with Production, Supply Chain, and Metro on product movement; resolve shortages and manage inventory, material harvesting, rework, and work-centre controls.
Required qualifications and experience
- University degree or college diploma.
- Three to five years of materials and planning experience and at least five years of relevant experience.
- Experience managing a team; understanding of warehousing operations and manufacturing.
- Understanding of government property handling.
- Extensive Oracle, SAP, or other relevant ERP understanding across production and warehousing.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills.
Compensation
- Advertised salary range is £52,800 to £66,000; no pay cadence is stated.
Schedule and benefits
- A compressed nine-day fortnight, with every other Friday off.
- Flexible benefits and working arrangements, including compressed hours, reduced hours, and job sharing.
- Career development plans, regular progress reviews, and professional training are offered.
About the company
General Dynamics Land Systems provides combat vehicles and support, including armoured fighting vehicles and sustainment services.
The UK business is delivering the AJAX programme and has developed and delivered Foxhound vehicles.
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