S&OP Lead (Hybrid) Driving Smooth Supply Chain

Supply Chain Corporation; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday

In-house training & external dues

Well-being day (paid)

Generous pension scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Volunteer leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain in Wakefield is seeking an experienced S&OP Lead to roll out and govern a single, aligned Sales & Operations Planning process across the organisation. You will embed a standardised framework and coordinate across categories to ensure timely, accurate inputs and a disciplined monthly cadence.

The role focuses on continuous improvement, governance, and stakeholder engagement. This permanent position offers hybrid working with two days in the office, a starting salary of £65,920

Qualifications

• S&OP/IBP expertise – Significant experience leading or coordinating Sales & Operations Planning or Integrated Business Planning processes, including supporting implementation or transformation activity.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing – Strong ability to build relationships and influence across functions and senior stakeholders, driving alignment without direct line management responsibility.
• Facilitation and governance – Skilled in facilitating structured, cross-functional discussions, maintaining effective governance, and ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and standards.
• Continuous improvement and process discipline – Demonstrable track record of improving process adherence, embedding best practice, and driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational maturity.
• Analytical thinking and delivery focus – Ability to apply systems thinking and structured problem-solving, translating complex issues into clear actions and ensuring accountability and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Lead the rollout of a standardised S&OP process across all categories, embedding a consistent operating model organisation-wide
• Own and maintain the monthly S&OP cycle, ensuring all inputs, outputs and timelines are delivered with discipline and accuracy
• Monitor adherence to the S&OP framework, identifying risks and gaps and driving improvements to process reliability and predictability
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, aligning stakeholders to a single forward-looking plan that improves service and inventory outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing governance, KPIs, templates and team capability, reducing firefighting and strengthening accountability

Skills

S&OP/IBP

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation and governance

Continuous improvement

Analytical thinking

Job description

NHS Supply Chain in Wakefield is seeking an experienced S&OP Lead to roll out and govern a single, aligned Sales & Operations Planning process across the organisation. You will embed a standardised framework and coordinate across categories to ensure timely, accurate inputs and a disciplined monthly cadence.

The role focuses on continuous improvement, governance, and stakeholder engagement. This permanent position offers hybrid working with two days in the office, a starting salary of £65,920