Global Supply Chain Director

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Global Supply Chain Director, you will scale the global supply chain functions to grow with the business. You will put in place and manage best in class inventory practices, working closely with all functions in every region of the business to ensure continuous and smooth supply.

Developing long-term supply chain strategies that can support the growth of the business, you will be focusing on procurement, manufacturing and forward planning to hit our COGS and S&D budgets. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your supply chain expertise within an global and rapidly growing business.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

We’re not sure if we can do this role justice by simply listing the responsibilities. It’s going to continuously evolve, led by you and us as we continue to grow.

But for starters, this is how we think it’ll go:

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  Develop long-term supply chain strategy for all our entities
• Implement supply chain practices that safeguard long-term product COGS and Unit economics
• Own all global demand and supply processes across all our regions and continually develop them to remain fit for growth
• Negotiate and maintain contracts with core suppliers and manufacturers
• Ensure sufficient supply chain contingencies are in place
• Manage new product roll outs through the supply chain
• Support the setup of alternative routes to market and provide agile thinking to bringing new ideas to life
• Set ambitious global supply chain targets and ensure the teams deliver them
• Support the GMs of each entity in building strong supply chain functions

ABOUT YOUR TEAM

You will be leading and inspiring a team of 3 Head of Supply Chain globally, in the UK, Aus and the US. Alongside that, you’ll be part of highly driven and engaging operations teams in these areas. People that care about what the do & the impact the work they do has on our business.

You, yourself, will be reporting into Jochem, our COO, who is based in London.

ABOUT YOU

First up, we hire humans, not machines, so let’s look at the key skills we need. You’ll:

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  Have a sense of fun, adventure, hands on person and a can-do approach
• Not be phased by constant change and challenges and willing to adapt and implement solutions
• Possess a willingness to help in all areas of the business when needed
• Come with excellent communication skills and self motivated with an ability to grow the role with the business

Ideally, this will be your dream role and it encourages you to bring your ideas and experience to reality, leading your team to deliver solid execution and being keen to roll your own sleeves up too.

Key Skills needed include:

• Experience working with both contract manufacturers and in-house production
• Experience in supply chain planning and optimisation
• Implemented S&OP and other processes at a high-growth company across different countries and supply chains
• Lead a global supply chain function within an FMCG/ CPG company
• Detailed knowledge of inventory and ERP systems
• Efficient process design and implementation
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Basic technical food knowledge
• Great at managing stakeholders in multiple regions
• Natural organiser with deep understanding of global supply chains
• Implemented multiyear global supply chain strategies

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

We realise that a job is more than just the take home salary each month. So what are you really getting?

As part of the MF team, not only will you have the opportunity to own your role and make it, you and us a success, you’ll also be becoming part of something very special. Minor Figures’ ethos is that everyone is welcome, as long as you leave all hang-ups, social barriers and prejudices at the door.

You’ll embark on a journey that doesn’t have a destination. It just keeps going. Your contribution will help us become the most loved brand on the planet & the number speciality coffee brand. With that, you’ll grow, develop and progress as we do and you’ll play your part in us having a planet to do this on.

But of course, we look after you in the other ways that you’d expect:

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  25 days holiday allowance
• 30% discount on products from our online shop
• Unlimited one to one coaching sessions with More Happi
• Pension contribution
• All the free coffee and cold brew you can drink!
• Vegan lunches are available.

YOUR COMMITMENT

You’ll be based out of our office in East London. Work from home flexibility is supported but the office will be your base and allow you to bring the energy and creativity to help educate and inspire our team. Travel will be expected from time to time as part of your role to ensure you’re across the various regions and markets in your remit.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At Minor Figures everyone is welcome. We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.

WHAT’S NEXT

You’re sold? The coffee is brewing, you’re ready to hit send and sit back and wait for a response?

In order to make that happen:

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  Submit a CV and any supporting documents to us.
• Tell us why you want to work for Minor Figures.

Just a heads up, we’re not a traditional team of recruiters and hiring managers. We want to see the human version of you, not just the black & white copy. Our need to find great people needs to be met with a fun and positive recruitment journey, so tell us more about you, however the heck you want.

If you've got any questions about the role or what to chat about what life is really like at Minor Figures, email us at jointheteam@minorfigures.com.

FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We value the impact & work recruitment agencies have & do. We have people that have worked within & relied heavily on the support of agencies in their career. That said however, we’d really appreciate it if we didn’t receive any unsolicited or out of the blue applications.

We’re Minor Figures. Founded on a rooftop in 2014 by three friends with a shared love of coffee, MF has since grown into a global brand with a team of over 100 people across the world, with offices in the UK, USA, and Australia. We create plant-based products for coffee lovers, baristas and a better planet. We love teaming up with people as mad about coffee as we are and love nothing more than heading down to their local cafe to enjoy a chat with the friendly & expert barista.

All our products are 100% plant based and vegan friendly with no added sugar. The company is exploding, achieving record sales figures each quarter.

Minor Figures would be nothing without the independent coffee scene and our products can be found in over 4,000 specialty coffee shops worldwide, where we regularly run Freedays and Minor Figures FM events. We’re also expanding fast, with products lining the shelves in major supermarkets in our three core regions and our team achieving record sales figures quarter-on-quarter.

At Minor Figures, we’re passionate about creating a positive impact and we put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. We’re a 100% carbon neutral and now a B Corp certified company.