Interim Chief Supply Chain Officer / SC Director

Interim Chief Supply Chain Officer / Supply Chain Director

Day Rate: £800 - £1,000 per day
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. (regular on-site presence required, including travel to Coventry)
Duration: 6–9 months

The Opportunity

Executive Heads is exclusively partnering with a well-established UK business to appoint an Interim Chief Supply Chain Officer / Supply Chain Director during a period of significant transformation.

Reporting directly to the incoming CEO, this assignment will play a pivotal role in ensuring continuity, stability and operational excellence during an executive leadership transition.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the end-to-end supply chain function while leading several high-profile strategic initiatives, including the relocation to a new distribution centre scheduled for later this year.

This is an opportunity for a highly accomplished interim executive to make a tangible impact, providing both strategic leadership and hands-on delivery during a critical chapter in the organisation's evolution.
Key Priorities

• Lead the end-to-end supply chain function, including planning, procurement, inventory, warehousing and logistics.
• Provide executive-level leadership and support during a period of organisational change.
• Lead the successful transition into a new distribution centre, ensuring minimal disruption to operations and customer service.
• Review and enhance supply chain processes, systems, governance and performance management.
• Develop capability within the existing leadership team and create a strong foundation for future success.
• Deliver operational improvements, efficiencies and sustainable performance gains.
• Prepare the function for a successful transition to a permanent long-term leader.

About You

You will be a proven supply chain leader who thrives in change environments and can quickly establish credibility across an organisation.
We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals who have:

• Operated as a Chief Supply Chain Officer, Supply Chain Director, Operations Director or in a comparable executive role.
• Led complex supply chain, logistics and distribution operations.
• Delivered major transformation programmes and business-critical change initiatives.
• Experience of distribution centre implementation, relocation or network transformation projects.
• A track record of improving operational performance while developing teams and leadership capability.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Why This Assignment?

This is a genuine opportunity to shape the future of a supply chain function during a critical period of growth and transformation. The successful interim will have significant influence across the organisation and leave a lasting legacy through improved capability, enhanced operational performance and a successful distribution centre transition.