Group Supply Chain Specialist
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Job Location:
Southampton - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
This is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract
Were Kingfisher A team made up of over 78000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q Screwfix Brico Depot Castorama and Koctas - to life. Thats right were big but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And thats where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working both of hours and location. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices located in London Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
Were recruiting for a forward-thinking Supply Chain Specialist who will act as the supply planning contact point for Categories Buying Offices and Banners (B&Q Screwfix Castorama etc) for range changes and day to day operational queries related to a specific category.
This role is crucial for ensuring that Kingfishers supply chain operations are efficient cost-effective and aligned with the companys strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will make a difference by driving change influencing across cultures and disrupting traditional practices to achieve outstanding results.
Whats the job
- Ensure supply chain requirements are integrated into product decisions to maximise customer availability and minimise costs.
- Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
- Manage global relationships and collaborate with vendors manufacturers buying teams and our retail banners.
- Influence across cultures to address operational issues and ensure stakeholder engagement throughout the supply chain.
- Disrupt traditional practices and find innovative solutions to meet and exceed changing customer demand
- Deliver change through owning end-to-end projects supported with contingency plans to mitigate disruptions.
- Use your expertise and influence on all aspects of supply chain management and become a trusted partner across our businesses.
What youll bring
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse data to create meaningful insights perform cost analysis and provide data-driven insights for decision-making.
- Communication: Strong communication skills to represent the supply chain in cross-functional teams manage vendor relationships and influence across all levels and cultures.
- Effective in conceiving and managing projects from conception to launch including contingency planning and post-implementation review.
- Experience in end-to-end vendor management from onboarding capability assessment forecasting and materials & capacity planning.
Be Customer Focused constantly improving our customers experience
- I listen to my customers
- I use available data to help make decisions
Be Human acting with humanity and care
- I do the right thing
- I am respectful
Be Curious thrive on learning thinking beyond the obvious
- I build and share new ideas
- I try new things and share my learnings
Be Agile working with trust pace and agility
- I have courage to be creative
- Done is better than perfect I aim for 80/20
Be Inclusive acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
- I embrace allyship
- I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
Be Accountable championing the plan to deliver results and growth
- I own my actions
- I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested Great apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Procurement
- Lawson
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- SAP APO
- SAP Supply Chain Management
- Production Planning
- SAP ERP
- ERP Systems
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,360 stores in nine countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, Tradepoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 77,000 colleagues
