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.A quick look at the role.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. The Supply Chain Manager will report to the Head of Supply Chain, driving efficiency, continuous improvement, and proactive resolution of operational challenges.Your core responsibilities.Lead 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 demandPartner with Commercial teams to coordinate customer deliveries, ensuring accuracy across documentation, compliance, and schedulingTake 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 fulfilmentCollaborate cross-functionally to deliver operational plans, proactively managing service performance, risks, and issues to meet and exceed contractual commitmentsMonitor and drive Supply Chain KPIs, using data and performance metrics to improve service levels and operational efficiencyChampion continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, process standardisation, and enhanced service deliveryOwn the non-conformance (NCR) process, leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions with internal teams and external partnersSupport strategic supply chain planning, including ERP system integrity, capacity forecasting, team development, and active participation in health and safety initiativesOur essential requirements.Degree level qualification in Supply Chain or a related fieldAdvanced IT skills across Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)Full, current UK driving licenceMinimum 5 years’ experience in a materials planning, fulfilment, supply chain, or operations management roleProfessional 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.Changing the way the people think about waste.At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.Dedicated to DiversityBeing inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.
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.
A quick look at the role.
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. The Supply Chain Manager will report to the Head of Supply Chain, driving efficiency, continuous improvement, and proactive resolution of operational challenges.
Your core responsibilities.
- Lead 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
- Partner with Commercial teams to coordinate customer deliveries, ensuring accuracy across documentation, compliance, and scheduling
- Take 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
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver operational plans, proactively managing service performance, risks, and issues to meet and exceed contractual commitments
- Monitor and drive Supply Chain KPIs, using data and performance metrics to improve service levels and operational efficiency
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, process standardisation, and enhanced service delivery
- Own the non-conformance (NCR) process, leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions with internal teams and external partners
- Support strategic supply chain planning, including ERP system integrity, capacity forecasting, team development, and active participation in health and safety initiatives
Our essential requirements.
- Degree level qualification in Supply Chain or a related field
- Advanced IT skills across Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
- 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.
Changing the way the people think about waste.
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.
Dedicated to Diversity
Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.
Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company. We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation servicesOur VisionTo be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.Our PurposeWe're here to change the way people think about waste.Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:• We act as a team- We are working towards a common goal- We look out for each other- We all have an equal voice and respect each other• We make things happen- We are hands on and get stuck in- We find a way- We go the extra mile and always deliver • We do the right thing- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions- We keep our promises- We build trust by being consistent and fair• We take pride in what we do- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise- We know our work matters- We take price in a job well done We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.
Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.
We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services
Our Vision
To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.
Our Purpose
We're here to change the way people think about waste.
Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:
• We act as a team
- We are working towards a common goal
- We look out for each other
- We all have an equal voice and respect each other
• We make things happen
- We are hands on and get stuck in
- We find a way
- We go the extra mile and always deliver
• We do the right thing
- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions
- We keep our promises
- We build trust by being consistent and fair
• We take pride in what we do
- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise
- We know our work matters
- We take price in a job well done
We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.
