Supply Chain Manager

We're looking for a dynamic Supply Chain Manager to join Biffa Polymers in Redcar, leading the end-to-end operation across procurement, warehousing, and logistics.

To provide operational leadership for the Supply Chain function to coordinate materials, warehousing, and fulfilment activities at Biffa Polymers Redcar, ensuring production schedules, inventory levels, and customer requirements are consistently met. This role combines strategic oversight and operational accountability, aligning procurement, warehousing, inventory, and transport to deliver business objectives.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Leading end-to-end supply chain operations, owning feedstock procurement from internal Biffa sites (MRFs/PRFs) and external suppliers, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with production and customer demand
• Partnering with Commercial teams to coordinate customer deliveries, ensuring accuracy across documentation, compliance, and scheduling
• Taking ownership of New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and customer trials, acting as the central point of contact to ensure operational readiness across materials, production, and fulfilment
• Collaborating cross-functionally to deliver operational plans, proactively managing service performance, risks, and issues to meet and exceed contractual commitments
• Monitoring and driving Supply Chain KPIs, using data and performance metrics to improve service levels and operational efficiency
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, process standardisation, and enhanced service delivery
• Owning the non-conformance (NCR) process, leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions with internal teams and external partners
• Supporting strategic supply chain planning, including ERP system integrity, capacity forecasting, team development, and active participation in health and safety initiatives

Our essential requirements include:

• A degree-level qualification in Supply Chain or a related field
• Advanced IT skills across Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
• A full, current UK driving licence
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a materials planning, fulfilment, supply chain, or operations management role
• Professional supply chain qualification (desirable)
• NVQ Level 3 in Management (desirable)
• Previous experience within the recycling industry (desirable)

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa:

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow
• Generous pension scheme
• Retail and leisure discounts
• Holiday and travel discounts