Supply Chain Lead

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for aSupply Chain Lead to be based at our customer’s site in Halewood.

Our Engineering Research and Development (ER&D) division is a fast-growing function delivering innovative projects for global customers across Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial Heavy Machinery sectors, supported by highly skilled engineering teams.

The Role

TheSupply Chain Lead is responsible for the end-to-end planning and execution of the external supply chain, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and reliable delivery of materials from suppliers to manufacturing plants. The role leads supplier logistics, transportation, packaging, inventory strategy, freight management, and supply chain risk mitigation to support programme delivery and production requirements.

Area of Responsibility

Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Management

• Develop supply strategies for new and existing programmes.
• Align demand, supply, inventory and production requirements.
• Monitor material availability and mitigate shortages.
• Manage supplier performance, readiness and delivery capability.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support programme launches and production requirements.

Logistics, Packaging & Transportation

• Define packaging strategies and ensure compliance with quality, sustainability and cost targets.
• Manage inbound transportation networks and logistics providers.
• Monitor freight performance, delivery reliability and costs.
• Coordinate packaging implementation, logistics optimisation and recovery plans where required.

Customs & International Logistics

• Support import/export compliance and international logistics activities.
• Ensure adherence to trade regulations and documentation requirements.
• Identify opportunities for logistics efficiency and cost reduction.

Programme & Launch Support

• Support supply chain readiness across prototype, pre-production and SOP phases.
• Contribute to APQP, PPAP and supplier launch activities.
• Manage supply chain risks and provide readiness reporting.
• Support successful programme launches and production ramp-up.

Inventory & Continuous Improvement

• Define inventory and safety stock strategies.
• Balance inventory optimisation with production continuity.
• Monitor inventory performance and working capital.
• Drive lean supply chain, cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.

Key Interfaces

• Purchasing & Procurement
• STA & Supplier Quality
• Manufacturing Engineering & Production Planning
• Programme Management
• Finance & Commercial Teams
• Logistics Providers, Freight Forwarders & Suppliers

Key Deliverables

• Supply Chain & Inventory Strategies
• Supplier Readiness Plans
• Packaging & Transportation Plans
• Supply Risk Registers
• Launch Readiness Reporting
• Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Supplier Performance Reviews

Key KPIs

• Supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Material Availability
• Inventory Performance
• Supply Chain & Freight Costs
• Supplier Delivery Performance
• Packaging Compliance
• Launch Readiness
• Inventory Accuracy
• Production Loss Due to Material Shortage

Knowledge / Experience

• Significant experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics or Manufacturing Operations.
• Experience within Automotive OEM or Tier 1 environments.
• Good understanding of:
• • Supply Chain Planning
  • Supplier Management
  • Packaging & Logistics
  • Freight & Transportation
  • APQP / PPAP
  • Inventory Management
  • ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP, etc.)
• Experience supporting programme delivery and vehicle launches.

In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including:

• Pension Scheme (up to 5% matched contribution)
• 25 Days' Holiday
• Private Health Care
• Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme (up to 20% off new JLR vehicles)
• Group Income Protection
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Life Assurance
• Health Shield Private Health Cash Plan

If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global organisation delivering world-class engineering solutions, this is the place for you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed against the role requirements, however only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days of the closing date, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. We will retain your details for future suitable opportunities.