Supply Lead

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Annual bonus

Employee discounts

Enhanced leave

Flexible benefits

Counselling service

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking a Supply Lead for our Support Office Supply team in Nottingham. This full‑time, onsite role focuses on delivering supply plans, managing stakeholder relations and driving stock availability to stores and online.

The successful candidate will balance working capital with stock levels, forecast for promotions and seasonal changes, and collaborate with suppliers to improve processes. 12-month FTC, [e-mail]

Qualifications

• Retail experience or similar.
• Organised and able to deliver at pace using facts and data.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Process focused.
• Intermediate Excel skills for interpreting data sets (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).

Responsibilities

• Deliver and implement Supply Business unit plans.
• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships and expectations.
• Collaborate daily with suppliers to improve relationships and drive efficiencies.
• Balance stock availability with working capital for optimal stock levels.
• Forecast and set up activities for promotions, seasonality and range changes.
• Ensure stock availability from multiple suppliers to stores and online.

Skills

Retail experience

Data-driven

Independent worker

Process focus

Excel skills

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

At Boots there is a focus on customers and patients' well being for life. Its unrivalled range of products and brands make it the leading provider of healthcare on the high street and the UK's number one beauty destination. Here at Boots, we're always on the lookout for great talent! We have exciting opportunities at our Support Office Supply team based in Nottingham. So why not be part of landing the next generation of beauty trends and help change people's lives for the better. As a supply lead you will be:

• Involved in the delivery and implementation of our Supply Business unit plans
• Managing multiple stakeholder relationships and managing any expectations
• Collaborating daily with suppliers, looking at opportunities to improve relationships and generate operational/process efficiencies to improve joint KPIs
• Balancing stock availability with working capital, ensuring optimal stock levels are maintained
• Responsible for the forecasting and right first time set up for all business activities, such as promotions, seasonal events and range changes.
• Availability-focused, through getting stock from a range of suppliers through to our stores and online to deliver the best service for our customers.

Supply Lead
Nottingham - Full time - onsite
12 month FTC
Vyoma Gandhi - [e-mail]

What You'll Need To Have (our Must-haves)

• Retail experience or similar
• You will be organised, able to work and deliver at pace., using facts and data to make informed decisions
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• You will be process focused
• Intermediate Excel skills for interpreting data sets (Pivot tables, V lookups)

It would be great if you also have

• Experience within a Supply or Supply chain role
• SAP & Power BI knowledge

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A Bit About Us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Be brilliant with Boots.