Thehutgroup
Customer Services Manager | THG Manufacturing
UK, Manchester. Posted a month ago
The role
You will serve as the primary operational conduit between external co-manufacturing partners and internal site functions. You will drive day-to-day operational execution, customer communication, and end-to-end order tracking.
What you will do
- Act as the first port of call for day-to-day customer enquiries regarding production updates, lead times, batch progress, and dispatch schedules.
- Prepare and participate in regular operational update calls with customers.
- Collaborate with internal factory teams to ensure client requirements are executed.
- Raise and track operational bottlenecks or supply chain escalations.
- Collate customer demand forecasts and align them with internal planners.
- Track component and raw material deliveries to support OTIF manufacturing schedules.
- Liaise with site operational teams to monitor kitting activities and scheduled production runs.
- Support regular supply health and risk reporting.
- Translate customer purchase orders into production and planning schedules.
- Raise, monitor, and coordinate production orders within the Ingenuity platform.
Required qualifications
- Previous experience in a customer service, client liaison, supply chain coordination, account coordination, or production administration role.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- High accuracy in order processing, stock reconciliation, and maintaining system data.
- Basic understanding of production workflows, material lead times, and supply chain processes.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reporting spreadsheets).
- Comfort working with ERP, MRP, or proprietary ordering portals.
Nice to have
- Prior experience working within contract manufacturing (co-man) or third-party client operations.
- Familiarity with food, nutrition, or pharmaceutical manufacturing standards (e.g., BRCGS, GMP).
Benefits
- Access bespoke development programmes.
- Continued development through an upskilling programme.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Day off on your birthday.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
- Buy back up to 3 days each year.
- Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
- Access to face-to-face and virtual appointments with an in-house GP.
- Access to a subsidised on-site dentist.
- Access to 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Bupa.
- State-of-the-art on-site gym.
About the company
THG is a global ecommerce group and a global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition. THG Manufacturing is the dedicated, high-growth contract manufacturing and co-manufacturing division of THG PLC.