Process Improvement Partner – Planning & Supply Chain

J Barbour & Sons Ltd; United States; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Company bonus scheme

Staff Discount

Staff Shop

Healthcare Cash Plan

25 days holiday as standard increasing

Access to training and development

Free onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Hybrid & flexible working

4pm finish on a Friday

Wellbeing support

Job summary

J Barbour & Sons Ltd in South Shields is seeking a Business Process Partner (Planning, Supply Chain & Operations) to lead the design, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end planning, supply chain and operation processes. This role will bring together different functions to improve visibility, decision-making and operational performance.

You will build trusted relationships with departmental heads, map opportunities, define future-state processes and drive measurable business value

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in planning, supply chain, operations, procurement, logistics, or business process improvement.
• Experience in retail, wholesale, apparel, consumer products or a comparable multi-channel organisation is desirable.
• Experience of ERP, planning, supply-chain or analytics platforms is desirable.
• A relevant process-improvement, supply-chain, business-analysis or change-management qualification is desirable.
• Strong end-to-end process analysis, facilitation and future-state design capability.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across different levels of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end Planning, Supply Chain and Operation processes.
• Build trusted relationships with Departmental Heads and operational leaders to understand growth priorities, service expectations and planning challenges.
• Translate business challenges into clearly defined process opportunities with accountable ownership, outcomes, scope, dependencies, risks and measures.
• Facilitate decisions and resolve cross-functional ownership, information-flow and handover issues.
• Define practical future-state processes, roles, decision rights, controls, handovers and performance measures.
• Maintain clear, accessible process documentation and support Business and Process Owners to govern performance.
• Develop and maintain process improvement roadmaps aligned to business priorities.

Job description

J Barbour & Sons Ltd in South Shields is seeking a Business Process Partner (Planning, Supply Chain & Operations) to lead the design, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end planning, supply chain and operation processes. This role will bring together different functions to improve visibility, decision-making and operational performance.

You will build trusted relationships with departmental heads, map opportunities, define future-state processes and drive measurable business value