Group Supply Chain Specialist

Kingfisher; Chandler's Ford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Diversity & Inclusion

Competitive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Kingfisher is seeking a supply chain leader to ensure efficient, cost-effective operations aligned with strategic objectives. You will drive change, influence across cultures, and disrupt traditional practices to deliver outstanding results.

The role emphasizes end-to-end project ownership, collaboration with vendors and buying teams, and delivering value across Kingfisher brands.

Qualifications

• Ensure supply chain requirements are integrated into product decisions.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage global relationships and collaborate with vendors, manufacturers, buying teams and banners.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Supply chain

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural influence

Continuous improvement

Cost optimization

Job description

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctasto life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

This role is crucial for ensuring that Kingfisher’s supply chain operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will make a difference by driving change, influencing across cultures, and disrupting traditional practices to achieve outstanding results.

role is crucial for ensuring that Kingfisher’s supply chain operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will make a difference by driving change, influencing across cultures, and disrupting traditional practices to achieve outstanding results.

What's 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 you'll bring

This role is crucial for ensuring that Kingfisher’s supply chain operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will make a difference by driving change, influencing across cultures, and disrupting traditional practices to achieve outstanding results.

• 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.

• How We WorkWe believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.
• What We OfferAn inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encouragenew ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self.Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisherhere.
• We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.Scroll down below to find out more aboutour benefits.
• Diversity & InclusionOur customers come from allwalks of life- and so do we.We’recommitted to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.