Supply chain recruitment for Kettering employers who need planning that holds up when demand moves.
A planner who can build the model but cannot persuade the business rarely changes much. We test for both.
Goods across the East Midlands move through the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal. Planners who understand that network plan with fewer surprises.
A planner who leaves after a few months takes the model, the history and the relationships with them.
Across the East Midlands, planners and analysts are hired by big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations.
Supply chain roles for retail, FMCG, manufacturing and e-commerce.
We ask candidates what happened to forecast accuracy, stock and service on their watch before we talk about their notice period.
We benchmark salary, bonus and hybrid terms against the market before the role goes out.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your data.
Indicative permanent salaries in Kettering run from around £32k for analysts up to £80k+ for heads of supply chain.
Heads of supply chain earn well above planners. FMCG and retail often pay more than smaller manufacturers. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Sector, systems, planning cycle and the decision the new hire needs to improve.
We approach analysts and planners directly, including the ones who are not looking.
We stay in touch through the first planning cycles and help resolve anything that comes up.
For Kettering businesses planning growth, the right permanent planner protects cash as well as service.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the systems and the data as they are, not as they will be.
A strong supply chain brief covers:
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We ask about the forecasts and plans they owned, the systems they used and the results that followed, then check right to work.
Yes. We cover employers across the East Midlands. Tell us where the role is based and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We recruit inventory managers and controllers who can reduce stock without hurting service.
Yes. For senior roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Clean data, real influence, sensible hybrid terms and pay in line with the market.
Supply chain recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Kettering:
See our national Supply Chain Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kettering.
One brief covers a single analyst or a whole planning team.