Senior Executive - Unit Supply Chain

Job Description :

About us:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the Role:

The Senior Executive – Unit Supply Chain will be responsible for managing procurement coordination, material receipts, inventory control, internal material movement, logistics cost optimization, and supply chain reporting to ensure smooth and efficient manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate purchase order requests.
• Monitor and control daily Purchase Receipts and Production Receipts, ensuring accurate documentation and SAP entries.
• Maintain material receipt records and supporting documents until invoice receipt and reconciliation.
• Coordinate timely movement of materials within the unit to support uninterrupted operations.
• Monitor logistics costs, achieve cost targets, and identify opportunities to optimize logistics operations.
• Coordinate with Planning and Packing teams to ensure proper accounting and reconciliation of packing materials.
• Follow up with suppliers and transporters to ensure timely deliveries and adherence to schedules.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on material availability and resource requirements.
• Monitor expenditure and resource utilization to support cost control and operational efficiency.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to manage fluctuations in demand and material availability.
• Assist the Unit Supply Chain Manager in preparing daily and monthly MIS reports.
• Maintain updated databases of vendors, pricing, and manufacturer information.

Educational Qualification

• Master's/bachelor's degree in business administration, Commerce, or a related field.

Experience Required

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in supply chain operations, procurement, materials management, inventory control, or warehousing.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP or other ERP systems.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong understanding of procurement, materials management, inventory control, and warehousing practices.
• Good planning, organizational, and coordination skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• High flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in SAP and data-driven reporting.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement: 

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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