Supply Chain Analyst

Cavendish Maine; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods supplier is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to join their team in Coventry. This office-based role involves managing and optimizing stock planning, collaborating with suppliers, and ensuring product availability. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial acumen and analytical skills, a proven track record in supply chain analysis, and experience with SQL and Power BI. This is a great opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented and looking to grow within a dynamic company.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in supply chain analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Experience in managing and presenting large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize stock planning and supplier relationships.
• Create and update supply plans to ensure operation seamlessness.
• Cooperate with suppliers to optimize forecasting and delivery.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen

Analytical skills

Supply chain management principles

Relationship building

Data interpretation

Problem-solving mindset

Retail knowledge

Supplier management

Dashboard creation

SQL and Power BI

Tools

Sage

Slimstock

Job description

• Our client is a leading supplier of branded and own non food consumer goods, supplying major UK retailers including grocers and high street retailers.
• With an excellent reputation for knowledge, reliability, agility and trust, they have built an impressive portfolio of customers through their excellent product range and quality of service ethos.
• As a privately owned and growing business, this company offers genuine progression opportunities and an environment where decisions can be made quickly without the need for any ‘red tape’.

The Role:

• As a result of internal promotion, a new opportunity has arisen to join their supply chain team as a Supply Chain Analyst.
• The primary focus of the role is to work collaboratively with the company’s customers to help proactively manage their stocks, in-store availability and implementation of promotional volumes.
• The aim is to become an extension of the customers’ merchandising teams, offering support and ensuring that key critical path dates are met, consequently the ability to work collaboratively and apply a common-sense approach to problem solving is important.
• This is a great opportunity for someone looking to join a growing business who is looking for a diverse role offering insight into the full end-to-end supply chain and with genuine progression opportunities.

As a Supply Chain Analyst, you’ll manage and optimize stock planning, supplier relationships, and internal operations. This includes:

• Supply Planning and Analysis: Creating, updating, and analysing supply plans to ensure seamless operations and maintain customers availability.
• Stock Inventory Control: Managing stock levels, addressing slow-moving lines, and resolving supply risks.
• Supplier Management: Collaborating with our global freight forwarders and suppliers to optimise forecasting and delivery.
• Internal Communication: Coordinating stakeholder meetings and customer visits.
• Reporting and Queries: Providing data insights, dashboards, and resolving queries to enhance decision-making.

The Person:

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and commercially savvy professional with the following skills and experience:

• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of supply chain management principles and practices.
• A proven track record within supply chain analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Confidence in managing, presenting and interpreting large datasets.
• Logical thinking and problem-solving mindset.
• Retail knowledge or experience.
• Familiarity with supplier management and third-party collaborations.
• Experience creating dashboards and use of SQL and Power BI.
• Knowledge/ Experience ERP systems (Sage and Slimstock)

This role is an Office Based position in the Coventry area (Monday to Friday 37.5hrs) and, due to location, a driving license is required.

Contact:

Consultant: Rina Gokani

Reference: RG/101277

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