Supply Chain Specialist - Development

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in our supermarkets and

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Morrisons in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Supply Chain Specialist - Development to enhance supply chain processes and systems, delivering industry-leading availability for customers and driving sales and profit.

You will partner with our senior development leadership team, IT and wider business functions to deliver process improvements, support system changes and manage projects within time and budget. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• For this role, a comprehensive understanding of operational supply chain and its links to commercial, logistics, manufacturing and stores.
• Experience with project management tools and techniques.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage others.
• Ability to analyse complex data and draw conclusions.
• Ability to translate business strategy into scoped projects with timelines.
• Background in operational supply chain (ideally FMCG).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development and delivery of process and system improvements to boost availability while minimising stock and waste.
• Contribute to productivity improvements for operational colleagues.
• Provide systems and process support for supply chain colleagues to maximise sales and profitability.
• Recommend simplifications within a culture of continuous improvement.
• Deliver projects within timescales and budget, mitigating risks to minimise waste.
• Develop current and future state supply chain system requirements to meet objectives.

Skills

Operational supply chain knowledge

Project management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Tools

PM tools

Job description

More About The Role

We are recruiting for a Supply Chain Specialist - Development to develop Supply Chain processes and systems to ensure delivery of industry leading availability for customers; maximising sales and profit. You will partner closely with our senior development leadership team, IT team and wider business functions.

More About The Role

We are recruiting for a Supply Chain Specialist - Development to develop Supply Chain processes and systems to ensure delivery of industry leading availability for customers; maximising sales and profit. You will partner closely with our senior development leadership team, IT team and wider business functions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to the development and delivery of process & system improvement opportunities in order to drive improvement in availability whilst minimising stock and waste.
• Contribute to the delivery of improvements in productivity for operational colleagues.
• Provide systems and process support for supply chain colleagues in order to help maximise sales and deliver profit within agreed targets
• Recommend opportunities to make things simpler for colleagues, working within a culture of continuous improvement.#
• Deliver projects within timescales and on budget, mitigating project risk where relevant to minimise waste.
• Develop existing and future state Supply Chain system requirements designing and refining processes in order to meet strategic and operational objectives.

More about you

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of operational Supply Chain and how it links with other divisions; commercial, logistics, manufacturing and stores.
• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
• Strong communication skills, ability to engage others.
• Ability to be able to analyse complex data and draw conclusions.
• Ability to take business strategy and develop project scope within timelines.
• Background in operational supply chain (ideally FMCG)
• Previous experience of delivering

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!