Supply Chain Analyst

Samworth Brothers; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family-owned food manufacturer in the UK seeks a Supply Chain Support role, focusing on systems support and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SQL, planning, and supply chain management. Join us for a thriving career where collaboration is valued, and personal growth is encouraged.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of writing complex SQL queries, procedures and functions.
• Desirable: EDI knowledge and experience.
• Experience in planning, supply chain or management in manufacturing or logistics.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve incidents for Supply Chain applications.
• Take ownership of major or complex issues.
• Maintain detailed SOPs and ensure routine system checks.

Skills

Complex SQL queries

EDI knowledge

Source to pay processing

Demand Planning

Warehouse Management

Planning or management experience

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe support your life and personal aspirations:

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

The key purpose of the role is to provide support for all Supply Chain and Planning (SCP) and related systems. This includes resolving support incidents and requests, working on a continuous improvement program, and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that incidents and service requests logged by end-users are diagnosed and resolved in a timely manner (for ALL Supply Chain applications).
• Take ownership for major or complex issues and manage through to resolution, liaising with wider Group IT teams and third-party suppliers as necessary.
• Ensure that SOP’s are maintained, detailed and up to date.
• Ensure that routine system checks are in place and provide advice and guidance as necessary.
• Work with business stakeholders to deliver a group wide Supply Chain Planning Continuous Improvement program, within a structured framework
• Responsible for sharing best practice and keeping up to date with latest developments from around the group, industry and our software vendors.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:

• Experience of writing complex SQL queries, procedures and functions.
• EDI knowledge and experience is desirable
• Experience of source to pay and sales order processing.
• Experience of systems such as Demand Planning and Scheduling, Customer Ordering platforms and Warehouse Management.
• Experience working in planning, supply chain or management role in a manufacturing or logistics environment

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.