Mandarin Speaking Supply Chain Manager

The Skills You'll Need: Mandarin, Supply Chain, Cycling, Shipping, Inventory

Your New Salary: c£45k

Office/Hybrid: Bristol - 5 days a week in the office, reducing to 2/3 days after training

Status: Permanent

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, 9-5pm, can be some flexibility

Who You'll be Working for: Dynamic and fast-growing cycling business.

What You'll be Doing

You'll own the end-to-end supply chain: from the moment a new product leaves the development team, through production and QC in Asia, across the ocean to warehouses in the UK, Netherlands and USA, and on to the customer's door.

It's a broad, hands-on role with real autonomy. You'll work daily with Product Development, our CFO/COO, and our manufacturing, freight and fulfilment partners around the world. Success looks simple: the right stock, in the right place, at the right time and cost.

Manage the handover of new products from Development into repeat stock purchasing.

Oversee QC partners and Production Manager in Asia to keep production on quality and on schedule and manage the knock-on effects when it isn't.

Own stock forecasting alongside the CFO/COO, balancing service levels against cash and capacity.

Place POs, manage supplier relationships, and arrange shipments.

Manage freight forwarders moving stock from Asia to three warehouses, including customs and documentation.

Manage 3PLs on inbound stock and pick-readiness, and the final-mile carriers on price and quality.

Work with the CFO/COO to keep the business tax compliant in every jurisdiction they trade in, and compliant with product regulations across all markets (GPSR, PPWR, EPR).

Visit Asian factories and national and international warehouses to improve relations

Given the exceptional growth over the last five years there is the opportunity to build and create new systems rather than just inheriting existing systems

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed

Mandarin speaking is vital to communicate with suppliers. Vietnamese would also be a bonus.

A cycling enthusiast. Fortnightly team rides and quarterly bike packing trips, access to products and bike industry discounts help us love the journey we're on.

Experience in end-to-end supply chain, importing from Asia into multiple international markets.

A driving licence to be able to visit 3PL and manufacturing partners.

You’re extremely organised, have a high attention to detail and relish Excel spreadsheets and systems

You’re a natural problem solver and thrive at multi-tasking

Solid working knowledge of international freight, customs and 3PL management.

Strong forecasting and inventory planning skills - you can defend a stock position with data.

Experience managing overseas suppliers, production schedules and QC.

A working grasp of product and import compliance across the UK, EU and US.

Organised, commercially sharp, and calm with multiple factories, shipments and time zones in motion at once.

We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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