Supply Chain Specialist - System Optimisation

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

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Bradford is seeking a Supply Chain Specialist - System Optimisation to enhance system performance and improve forecast accuracy. You'll play a key role using data to drive changes in the supply chain, collaborate with diverse teams, and manage system settings effectively. Candidates should have strong SQL skills and a passion for operational excellence. The position offers 15% discounts, an annual bonus scheme, and more perks to support your career.

Benefits

15% colleague discount

Annual bonus scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension contributions

Private healthcare

Perks with over 850 retailers

Free parking onsite

Qualifications

• Proven experience in translating strategy to operational delivery.
• Strong understanding of food supply chain operational mechanics.
• Exceptional communication skills to simplify complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identifying new forecast improvement opportunities for customer availability.
• Owning the system settings and Blue Yonder simulation environment.
• Executing complex data analysis to ensure forecasting accuracy.
• Collaborating with various teams for robust reporting and training.

Skills

SQL for complex data manipulation

Advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills

In-depth working knowledge of analytics

Ability to influence at all levels

Job description

Job Description: Supply Chain Specialist - System Optimisation

We're expanding our Supply Chain - System Optimisation team at Morrisons. Do you want to influence our long-term growth and success?

Together, we tackle business challenges, enhance our performance and unlock the true potential of our data to drive forward the supply chain function. We have exciting opportunities to join an expanding area of the business and play a pivotal role to create great availability to our existing and new customers. This role has a heavy influence on the future of Morrisons’ supply chain, you'll be working at a fast pace at the heart of decision making, using data and influence to make improvement and change!

As a member of our team, you will support the team in building business rules-based algorithmic approaches to enhance the accuracy, granularity, and intelligence of system settings and forecasts. We have an established history of using machine learning in our forecasting for over a decade - advanced AI Agents systems such as the Blue Yonder Cognitive Platform are essential parts of daily life in the Supply Chain team. You will contribute to the project plan and timelines by providing input and delivering on role-specific tasks, acting as an expert in system settings and data inputs.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Customer & Strategy: Identifying new forecast improvement opportunities that deliver better customer availability and creating associated business cases.
• System Ownership: Owning the system settings and the Blue Yonder simulation environment to gain learnings on system behavior under different settings.
• Analysis & Optimisation: Executing complex data analysis and algorithm reviews (e.g., weather and cannibalisation) to ensure forecasting developments produce improvements in accuracy.
• Collaboration: Working effectively with the Policies, Functional Training, and Data/Insights teams to ensure robust reporting, standards, and training are in place.
• Stakeholder Management: Engaging with relevant SMEs to assist in decision closure and advocating for projects and their benefits to all stakeholders.

Project Delivery: Delivering developments and enhancements on time and on budget, ensuring new features are understood through clear RACI and governance.

About you

So that you are set for success, we are looking for self-starters who are exceptional communicators with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can-do culture, so it’s important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence.

We are also looking for the following:

• Technical Expertise: Proficient level of SQL for complex data manipulation and advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills.
• Analytical Background: In-depth working knowledge of analytics, algorithms, and a strong analytical skillset.
• Process Knowledge: A strong understanding of food supply chain operational mechanics and end-to-end process improvement methods.
• Experience: Proven experience in translating strategy to operational delivery and implementing change into an operation.
• Communication: Able to make the complex simple to bring stakeholders through a change journey.

About us

About The Team

Feeding the Nation and making sure people can get the food they need wouldn't be possible without our incredible supply chain. Our team of six covers System Optimisation, providing the platform for Morrisons to operate a World Class Supply Chain across all stores. You will work closely with our Supply Chain Operations and Technology functions, along with third‑party providers (like BlueYonder), data scientists, and solutions architects.

About The Company

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain. Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking. We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner. Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Company pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Perks with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite