We are looking for a Supply Chain Specialist to join our Wholesale Fresh team. In this role, you will take ownership for outstanding availability to our Wholesale partners in designated product categories whilst delivering against stock and waste targets to minimise cash impacts to the business. The successful candidate will actively participate in running and improving the business team.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Working with the business team to ensure systems data is input in a timely manner to ensure no impact to availability at a Group level
- Owning end to end product, data and performance for their categories
- Owning the escalations at the right time where opportunities/risks arise in regards to product flow
- Leading the category availability of product flow measures within the business team
- Working with business teams on strategic improvements for their categories such as: case size optimising, lead time optimisation, waste improvement, end to end productivity, lowest cost to serve, exception management
- Developing strong collaborative relationships with the full business team who work on the category to agree the optimum levels of products to meet customer demand
- Actively managing supplier base and negotiating with suppliers on service performance
- Reporting accurately on KPI performance and communicate supply chain category performance out to the wider business in a clear, concise way to drive decision making and action
Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.
Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.
We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.
Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…
Some of the benefits you can expect as follows:
- 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member
- Annual bonus scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Four day working week with flexible working hours
- Company pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Perks with over 850 retailers
- Free parking onsite
So that you are set for success, we are looking for a self-starter, who is an exceptional communicator with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can-do culture, so it’s important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence.
You will also have the following:
- An understanding of retail business, processes and consumer demand
- Understanding of Supply Chain principles (Stock, availability, Waste & Markdown, Seasonality and promotional impacts)
- Understanding of supply chain end to end solutions
- Understanding of project methodology
- Previous experience of working with colleagues from all levels of the business, and excellent stakeholder management ability
- Experience of data management, management forecasting and interpreting trends
- Proven delivery of projects to a schedule