Head of Supply Chain Analytics & Transformation

Booker; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Booker colleague card

Tesco discount card

Tesco Mobile discount

Save As You Earn scheme

Pension plan

Health & wellbeing support

Annual holiday package

Job summary

Booker is seeking a Lead Supply Chain Analytics Manager to shape the future of its supply chain through data, technology and insight. The role focuses on building a smarter, more agile function across forecasting, ordering, replenishment, inventory management and planning.

You will lead a team of analysts and supply chain specialists, delivering transformations that improve availability, reduce waste and optimise stock investment through collaboration with senior stakeholders in Supply Chain,

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Supply Chain, Retail, Wholesale, FMCG or Logistics.
• Experience leading teams and developing people.
• Advanced data analysis using SQL, R or Python.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale business transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience developing strategy and translating plans into execution.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience with Supply Chain systems ownership and/or planning system implementation.
• Experience in forecasting and replenishment transformation, inventory optimisation, network design or capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Developing Supply Chain strategies and future capabilities that support business growth, improve availability and reduce cost and complexity.
• Supporting network design, inventory strategy and capacity planning decisions.
• Developing business cases for transformational change and technology investment.
• Shaping and delivering the future ordering and replenishment roadmap, using automation and intelligent decision support.
• Improving forecast accuracy and inventory productivity.
• Leading root cause investigations into availability, waste and inventory performance.
• Acting as the business lead and product owner for key Supply Chain capabilities.
• Defining requirements for future planning, forecasting and replenishment systems.
• Working with Technology and Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Leading the implementation and optimisation of Supply Chain planning technologies and new ways of working.
• Championing automation, AI, advanced analytics and decision-engine capability where appropriate.
• Leading the analytical agenda across strategic Supply Chain initiatives and turning complex data into clear commercial recommendations.
• Quantifying opportunities, measuring delivered value and providing insights that drive action and operational improvement.
• Building, inspiring and developing high-performing teams, including coaching and developing future analytical and Supply Chain leaders.

Skills

Forecasting

Replenishment

Team leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Commercial acumen

Systems ownership

SQL/Python/R

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Booker is seeking a Lead Supply Chain Analytics Manager to shape the future of its supply chain through data, technology and insight. The role focuses on building a smarter, more agile function across forecasting, ordering, replenishment, inventory management and planning.

You will lead a team of analysts and supply chain specialists, delivering transformations that improve availability, reduce waste and optimise stock investment through collaboration with senior stakeholders in Supply Chain,