Director of Supply Chain – Cosmetic Manufacturing Full Time NEW

Optify Search are currently partnered with a Cosmetic Contract Manufacturer seeking a Director of Supply Chain to lead their procurement, inventory, and shipping/receiving functions during a period of growth and operational transformation.

Responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Lead procurement, inventory management, and shipping/receiving teams.
• Manage raw material and packaging procurement within a complex, high‑mix SKU environment.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships; negotiate contracts and drive cost, quality, and lead-time improvements.
• Oversee inventory control across thousands of SKUs, ensuring accuracy, availability, and optimized stock levels.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Production, and Quality to ensure seamless material flow and operational efficiency.
• Support the rollout of Lean management principles and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Identify and resolve supply chain bottlenecks, risks, and supply disruptions.

To be considered for the role, the following education, experience and qualifications are required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business or related field (advanced degree or certifications advantageous).
• 8–10+ years of relevant supply chain leadership experience spanning procurement, inventory, and logistics.
• Demonstrated experience managing significant raw‑material procurement spend and large inventory positions.
• Background within cosmetics, OTC, consumer goods, food, pharma or similar manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong leadership capability in fast‑paced, rapidly evolving environments.
• Experience with supplier performance management, contract negotiation, and cost‑of‑goods improvement initiatives.
• Exposure to GMP environments and/or Lean methodologies beneficial.

This role offers a competitive salary, with a great compensation package, and a strong progression pathway.

Please submit your CV/resume if you have the requisite skills as outlined above and are a highly competitive individual with excellent communication skills. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of expected responses we are only able to acknowledge successful applications. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

About Optify Search

Optify Search is a leading executive search and selection business. From our office in London we provide retained and contingency recruitment solutions across the Healthcare, Ingredients, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, Packaging and Semiconductor sectors.