Supply Chain Manager - Retail

Role Title

Supply Chain Manager - Retail

West London - Home / Flexible Working

£55,000 - £65,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

Role Profile

To support the development of the Supply Chain Planning & Purchasing strategy for the category, implementing this on a day-to-day basis through the team, ensuring control through delivery of the category stock budgets, whilst pro-actively supporting the sales targets, and the logistics efficiency targets.

Customer service:

To build strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure replenishment and supply chain strategies are developed and executed effectively up and down the supply stream and within the framework of the Global Supply Chain Strategy

Supply Chain Management:

To oversee the supply planning and stock management requirements of the category across all operations/business entities within the UK

Forecasting & Planning:

To forecast and plan stock requirements to support buying activity.

Replenishment Management:

Management and maintenance of the replenishment systems to optimise stock management. Action systems housekeeping activities at key stages to ensure that the database is able to support buying and supply chain planned activities

Skills & Experience

A customer focused, experienced manager with at least 5 year's experience in supply chain management. Able to manage and motivate a team, working in a highly pressured environment. Capable of working effectively cross-functionally with Retail Operations, Category Management, and other functions. Commercially aware and able to both collaborate and negotiate effectively with senior contacts in our supplier community.

Excellent understanding of supply chain management, stock management, replenishment, and forecasting. Ideally from a retail background, but experience in the consumer goods industry is also relevant.

Self-starter, driven by a desire to deliver a great service to customers. A "completer-finisher" who is willing to get into the detail and get their hands dirty to get the task done, when needed. Tenacious and hard working

Client information

International retailer with UK HQ based in West London.

Remuneration

£55,000-£65,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits + Flexible Working

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