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Supply Chain Specialist - Wholesale Lead in Bradford

About The... We are currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Specialist - Wholesale Lead to Develop, launch and maintain a range of branded and own brand products, working alongside trading and logistics teams to ensure range...

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About The Role
We are currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Specialist - Wholesale Lead to Develop, launch and maintain a range of branded and own brand products, working alongside trading and logistics teams to ensure range maintenance, pricing of range, delivery of range and communication for the external customer.
 

Overview of duties:

  • Develop and maintain a range plan that is tailored for the customer
  • Act as key contact for the external customer and customer satisfaction
  • Strive to be an expert in your area and share knowledge with other colleagues
  • Develop strong collaborative relationships with Wholesale trading to ensure product ranges are proactively managed with core trading teams
  • Develop strong collaborative relationships with trading and logistics teams to ensure that launches are delivered smoothly and efficiently and to gain a broad knowledge of categories across the business
  • Build strong relationships across Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics
  • Develop and launch all ranges and ongoing new product development to the customer on time and in full, following an agreed timed step process using Gantt chart.
  • Investigate the roll out progress of product ranges for the customer, producing reports and tracking activity against SLAs
  • Review role and project objectives constantly, attending daily meetings when required depending on urgency of timescales.
  • Work alongside the Wholesale Customer and Morrisons Wholesale Team to agree decisions on Range, taking into account agreed parameters.
  • Ensure Safeway and other retailer own brand ranges are included as part of the core trading negotiation plans
  • Ensure ranges are appropriately maintained on Morrisons systems (Oracle, Mainframe)
About You
 

Knowledge Required:

  • In-depth knowledge of Morrisons systems including Oracle (ORBS, ORMS, ORPM) and Mainframe
  • Broad cross category knowledge of the Morrisons Own Brand / Branded offer and development process
  • Understanding of GSCOP
  • Understanding of Morrisons strengths in Manufacturing
  • Good knowledge of end to end process in Logistics
  • Good knowledge of commercial agreements and timing of contracts

    Skills Required

  • Ability to influence and negotiate with colleagues and external stakeholders including excellent listening skills
  • Ability to develop strong internal and external relationships
  • Organised and ability to juggle multiple tasks at once
  • Spreadsheet building and analysis of data
  • The ability to use financial analysis and customer data to deliver  a business plan
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

    Experience Required:

  • Experience of working in a trading environment,
  • Experience of dealing with external customers and suppliers,
  • Proven experience of ability to trade within the constraints of trading standards and legal compliance inc GSCOP
  • Experience of process planning, project planning / management and driving the benefits from an annual plan

 

About The Company
Fast, agile and highly responsive. Our vertically integrated supply chain is probably the best in the industry.

Working seamlessly with logistics and manufacturing, we get our products from field to fork faster and fresher. It’s what makes us stand out from the rest. We ensure everything is in the right place at the right time, so our customers can always put their favourite products in their shopping baskets.

It’s big scale stuff. The pace is fast and it’s always an exciting place to be. Working with over 1,300 suppliers and a network of 38 warehouses, we manage over 28,000 product lines. Our leading-edge systems keep everything running smoothly from forecasting to replenishment.

But the secret to our success is teamwork. Fresh. Chilled. Ambient. Home & Leisure. Online. Reporting. Training. Our different teams work as one, driving sales, sharing ideas and meeting the needs of our customers. So get ready to enjoy a supply chain career with a difference.

Extra information

Status
Closed
Location
Bradford
Profession type
Retail
Full UK/EU driving license preferred
No
Car Preferred
No
Must be eligible to work in the EU
No
Cover Letter Required
No