Supply Chain & Operations Data Lead

Location: UK and Europe

Subject to Consultation

About the role

The Supply Chain & Operations Data Lead supports the performance strategy and improvement agenda of the Packaging division by providing timely accurate and actionable data analysis and insights across supply chain and operations functions. It plays a vital role in supporting the end-to-end operations strategy by turning complex data into operational insights that support service cost inventory and quality goals. Position holder also owns the Divisional data tools manages their operational processes and engages with Sub-Regions/Countries to ensure data integrity and standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own key reporting standards and definitions and ensure they are consistently used within the Packaging Division

• Collect consolidate and analyse data from manufacturing technical excellence supply chain and quality systems

• Develop maintain & administrate use of dashboards and reports to track operational KPIs across plants and regions

• Support monthly and quarterly performance reviews with variance analysis benchmarking and commentary

• Conduct root cause analysis on safety trends service failures cost deviations and supply chain inefficiencies

• Partner with all Supply Chain and Operations functions to identify improvement opportunities enable best-practice sharing on data analytics with Sub Regional teams

• Partner with Digital team at group level to develop analytical tools to be deployed in Packaging

• Build models to assess the impact of network process or policy changes on operations and cost

• Support budgeting forecasting and productivity tracking processes

• Develop visualisations and storytelling materials to support leadership teams in decision-making

About You

• Degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Data Analytics or related field

• Advanced Excel skills required; Power BI or Tableau experience preferred

• Exposure to ERP systems (SAP Oracle etc.) desirable

• Experience in an analyst role within a supply chain manufacturing operations or logistics environment

• Demonstrated experience in building dashboards reports or models that drive business decisions

• Proven ability to extract clean and analyse data from multiple systems (e.g. ERP MES WMS)

• Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholders across Supply Chain and Operations

• Exposure to end-to-end supply chain processes and performance metrics

• Strong analytical thinking and ability to manage large data sets

• High attention to detail and data integrity

• Curious proactive mindset with a problem-solving orientation

• Strong communication and storytelling skills

• Good understanding of manufacturing and supply chain processes ability to explain those through use of data and metrics

• Able to prioritise and manage multiple analysis requests in a fast-paced environment

• Collaborative and customer-focused with an interest in end-to-end supply chain performance.