Supply Chain Manager

Job Type

Full time

PetSafe Brands EU Headquarters is in Dundalk, Louth. Where’s that you say? Dundalk, County Louth, enjoys a great location, strategically located approximately midway between the two largest cities in the island of Ireland, Belfast and Dublin. It is just 50 minutes from Dublin airport. Dundalk is one of the most historical parts of Ireland with Louth known as the ‘land of legends’. Rich in heritage, many of the famous Irish legends and epics were based in the wonderful landscape here.   Ancestors from years gone by, including Saint Patrick, Fionn MacCumhaill, the mythical Cúchulainn, the Vikings, the Normans and Cromwell have left indelible marks on the local landscape. Even the town crest of Dundalk reads "the place where brave Cúchulainn was born"

As a Dundalk resident, you will have the Cooley Mountains, Carlingford Lough, and Dundalk Bay on your doorstep to enjoy. Dundalk Stadium is Irelands only all-weather horse and greyhound track but also features a lively town centre with many boutiques, restaurants and bars. Hometown of the band The Corrs, who sold 40 million albums worldwide.

Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands: Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe. 

Supply Chain Leadership

• Lead, develop, and manage the regional Supply Chain team to achieve organisational and operational objectives.
• Establish and execute supply chain strategies that support business growth, customer service, cost optimisation, and inventory targets.
• Define department goals, KPIs, and performance metrics aligned to company objectives.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical supply chain, inventory, logistics, and customer fulfilment issues.
• Develop team capability through coaching, succession planning, and employee development.

Planning & Inventory Management

• Oversee demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and replenishment activities.
• Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to ensure alignment between forecast, supply, inventory, and financial plans.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, product availability, inventory levels, and service performance.
• Drive initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventory while maintaining targeted service levels.
• Ensure effective management of product life cycle activities including NPD launches, engineering changes, and product discontinuations.

Logistics & Distribution

• Provide strategic oversight of inbound and outbound logistics operations, transportation providers, warehousing activities, and inventory deployment.
• Drive freight optimization initiatives to reduce transportation costs while maintaining customer service expectations.
• Develop and manage relationships with logistics providers, freight partners, and distribution networks.
• Ensure compliance with trade, customs, transportation, and regulatory requirements.

Reporting, Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive supply chain reporting framework to drive visibility, accountability, and performance management.
• Create executive dashboards and KPI scorecards utilizing Power BI, Oracle Analytics, or similar reporting platforms.
• Analyse operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and improvement initiatives.
• Present supply chain performance, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive standardization and automation of reporting processes to improve efficiency and data accuracy.

Digital Transformation & AI

• Lead the implementation and adoption of digital tools, automation solutions, and AI-driven supply chain capabilities.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve forecasting, inventory optimisation, supplier performance, and logistics efficiency through data analytics and artificial intelligence.
• Champion continuous improvement through process automation and digital innovation.
• Partner with Information Technology teams to develop and execute supply chain technology roadmaps.
• Promote responsible and effective use of AI technologies across supply chain processes and decision-making.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Sales, Finance, Customer Care, Product Management, Engineering, and Global Supply Chain teams.
• Support business planning processes with accurate supply chain insights and recommendations.
• Align regional supply chain execution with global strategies, policies, and best practices.
• Drive collaboration across functions to improve customer experience and operational effectiveness.

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• 7% pension
• WorkAWAY 4 weeks from abroad!
• Gym membership
• Free Breakfast for all Employees on Site.
• 26 Days Annual Leave plus Public Holidays.
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• Bike to work scheme
• Bring your dog to the office!
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Rich engagement culture with company events planned on a regular basis.
• Paid Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Flexibility.
• Wellness Hour/Plus a wellness Lounge.
• Sabbatical leave as well as bonus after continuous years of service.
• Performance related bonus.
• Plus many more.

Do you have a cat/dog ? If so we make sure that we have your pets covered too. We have a range of pet benefits such as:

• Bring your dog to work with you every day!!!! We love to see our PetSafe Dogs in the office every day and we encourage this. Don’t believe us ? Check out the video below (https://www.facebook.com/petsafeuk/videos/596693689178025)
• Paw-ternity Leave. Yes you heard that right we offer Pawternity leave to all employees who decide to adopt a new pet.
• We also give employees some money towards the adoption of a new pet.
• Vaccination costs.
• Money towards Neutering and Spaying.
• Pet Insurance. We have both you and your pet covered!
• 500 Euro annually to spend on any of our websites so your pet has the best of the best.