Strategic Supply Chain Manager – Food & Retail Relations

True North Talent Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

In The News is seeking a commercially driven Supply Chain Manager to join a growing food business in the North East. You will lead category strategies, manage customer relationships, and support growth across supply, quality and sustainability.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams and retailers, negotiate terms, and drive continuous improvement in supply chain processes to deliver service excellence and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, food service, or retail supply chain.
• Knowledge of category management and working with major retailers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially astute and data-driven with strategic decision ability.
• Collaborative team player in a fast-paced, growing business.

Responsibilities

• Customer relationship management and building relationships with retailers.
• Act as key contact for retailers on supply chain matters.
• Deliver solutions to achieve service excellence for customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on supply, quality, and sustainability.
• Negotiate commercial terms and drive process improvements in supply chain.
• Support wider Supply Chain team to achieve best-in-class performance.

Skills

Food supply chain

Category management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Negotiation

Job description

In The News is seeking a commercially driven Supply Chain Manager to join a growing food business in the North East. You will lead category strategies, manage customer relationships, and support growth across supply, quality and sustainability.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams and retailers, negotiate terms, and drive continuous improvement in supply chain processes to deliver service excellence and strong stakeholder engagement.