Supply Chain Consultant

Unipart; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

Unipart is seeking a Field-based Supply Chain Consultant in the United Kingdom to diagnose, design, and deliver end-to-end supply chain transformations across warehouses, S&OP, and system deployments. You will drive commercial growth, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and translate data into compelling ROI narratives for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include design leadership for distribution centres, implementing IBP with analytics, and overseeing WMS/TMS/ERP implementations while managing

Qualifications

• Deep experience in specialist supply chain consultancy or transformation teams.
• Proven on-the-floor experience managing complex supply chain operations.
• Track record leading multi-disciplinary teams through diagnostic to go-live.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end distribution centre design and layout optimisation.
• Embed S&OP/IBP frameworks to optimise inventory and safety stock.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma to eliminate waste across networks.
• Oversee selection and architecture of WMS, TMS, and ERP solutions.
• Manage procurement tenders for transport and warehousing and define SLAs.
• Maintain Best Practice Toolkit and publish white papers/case studies.
• Identify unmet client needs and design high-value proposals and RFIs.
• Present board-ready business cases showing ROI and partnerships growth.

Skills

Supply chain consultancy

Project lifecycle leadership

Business development

Tools

WMS

TMS

ERP

Job description

Location: Field based
Salary: Up to 100,000 dependant upon experience, plus bonus, car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme

About the Role

As a Supply Chain Consultant at Unipart you will be responsible for diagnosing, designing, and delivering end-to-end supply chain transformations. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and floor-level execution, ensuring that operational designs - from warehouse modelling to S&OP - are robust, efficient, and scalable. You will drive the consultancy's commercial growth by identifying new business opportunities, developing innovative value propositions, and upholding the highest standards of governance and best practice.

As part of your key responsibilities, you'll:

• Lead end-to-end distribution centre design, including layout optimisation, MHE specification, and flow modelling to deliver high-accuracy "to-be" operational models
• Embed S&OP and IBP frameworks using advanced analytics to optimise inventory levels and define precise safety stock parameters
• Drive operational excellence by applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste across warehouse and transport networks via robust "as-is" diagnostics
• Act as functional lead for systems deployment, overseeing the selection and architecture of WMS, TMS, and ERP solutions, including emerging Digital Twin technologies
• Manage comprehensive procurement tenders for transport and warehousing, encompassing 3PL selection, contract negotiation, and the definition of global SLAs and governance
• Champion practitioner-led thought leadership by maintaining the "Best Practice Toolkit" and producing white papers and case studies to upskill the consultancy team
• Identify unmet client needs and lead the technical design of high-value proposals and RFIs, ensuring a focus on sustainable logistics and market-leading innovation
• Direct senior stakeholder engagement by translating complex data into board-ready business cases, ensuring project ROI and the growth of long-term strategic partnerships

About You

• We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but think you would be able to perform well in this role!
• Proven experience within a specialist supply chain consultancy or a high-level internal transformation team
• Significant 'on-the-floor' experience managing complex supply chain operations
• A track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle, from initial diagnostic to 'go-live'
• Experience in contributing to business development targets and managing the commercial health of consulting engagements

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following: Supply Chain Consultant, Logistics Consultant, Operations Consultant, Supply Chain Transformation Manager, S&OP Manager, Distribution Centre Design Consultant, Warehouse Consultant, Management Consultant - Supply Chain