Head of Supply Chain (12-months FTC)

12 months Fixed-Term contract

From 85000 Pension PMI ShareSave 6.6 weeks holiday Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton Store Support Office

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores our people and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home theyll love. Join us as a Head of Supply Chain and youll be a big part of this.

Role Purpose: As a Head of Supply Chain at B&Q you will be responsible for developing and executing the end-to-end supply chain strategy from vendor to customer for your category area. You will lead and develop a high-performing and inclusive team of Supply Chain Managers Analysts and Assistants to ensure strong product availability by managing stock effectively across our distribution and fulfilment channels including our extensive store network and Click and Collect and Home Delivery propositions. This role is key to ensuring exceptional customer experience and choice and fundamental to running a responsible business.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of Managers Analysts and Assistants to deliver strong category supply performance for our customer and the business
• Be accountable for demand (for continuity product) and supply forecasting and planning from vendor to customer to deliver availability and stock and stock health targets
• Build excellent business relationships (win together) especially with commercial and all business category teams to understand and support deliver our overall business objectives category strategies and successful execution of planned and agile events (e.g. promotions range reviews campaigns layflats)
• Develop effective relationships across our vendors to achieve required delivery performance
• Be an active member of our leadership team contribute to the continuous improvement of the business and supply by leading cross-category initiatives
• Develop coach and inspire a high-performance and inclusive culture including the role modelling of our behaviours and the nurturing of talent.

Required Skills & Experience:

• A proven leader: An authentic and inspiring leader with a track record of being able to shape and lead strategic and cultural change. Able to build motivate and develop high-performing teams whilst promoting a health balance between delivery personal growth and work-life balance
• Tactical and strategic supply chain planning: Good understanding and ideally direct experience of tactical and strategic supply chain planning preferred
• Understanding of Retail or Home Improvement sector: not essential but preferable to have good understanding of Retail and further the Home Improvement sector
• Building relationships and winning together: Can build excellent relationships and can shape how to win together can give and receive feedback constructively able to influence at all levels across the business
• Customer and commercial focus: Has a clear passion for customers combined with strong commercial acumen
• Data-driven decision making: Confident creating insight from data to drive performance able to prioritise effectively and focus on what matters most
• Thrives in complex environments: Comfortable with uncertainty and navigating the challenges of a large agile and matrixed organisation

As part of a great team youll be valued for who you are.Were committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme bonus ShareSave options 6.6 weeks holiday payroll giving an Employee Assistance Programme shopping discounts colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!

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