Supply Chain Specialist - Wholesale

We're always on the look out for Supply Chain Specialist to join our Wholesale team at Morrisons.
Do you want to be part of our growth and success ?
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
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.
These roles are fast paced and you'll be at the heart of decision making, using data and influence to make improvement and change!
As a member of our team, you will take ownership for outstanding availability to our Wholesale partners and convenience shops in your designated product categories whilst delivering against stock and waste targets to minimise cash impacts to the business. The successful candidate will actively participate in running and improving the business team.
You’ll be responsible for:
Working as part of the business team to provide excellent service availability to wholesale partners and our own convenience business
Owning end to end data and performance for your categories
Working collaboratively on strategic improvements for your categories such as: case size optimising, lead time optimisation, driving service to 98%, end to end productivity, lowest cost to serve, exception management
Developing strong collaborative relationships with the full business team and external stakeholders
To build and improve current processes and practices with our existing and new customers.
Analysing data to be able to report accurately on KPI performance and communicate supply chain category performance out to the wider business in a clear, concise way to drive decision making and actions
Actively managing supplier base and negotiating with suppliers on service performance
This role operates over a 4.5 day working week offering flexibility with hours and hybrid working. Based at our fantastic head office in Bradford. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.
About You
So that you are set for success, we are looking for self-starters, who are an exceptional communicator 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're looking for people who are enthusiastic and ready to make a difference!
We are also looking for the following:
Previous experience of working with colleagues from all levels of the business, and excellent stakeholder management ability
Experienced in working at an advanced level in applications such as excel and Google
The ability to demonstrate competence at delivering high standards in a time pressured environment
The ability to well within a team as well as individually
Experience in forecasting, data management and interpreting trend
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.
It's where we make sure our shelves are full and looking great without creating waste. It means keeping our depot teams closely linked with our suppliers. It's about growing our online business, including our partnership with Ocado. And it involves building our wholesale function as we work with Amazon to supply external businesses rather than just our stores.
What makes our supply chain unique is that we don't just sell food - we make it too, which means we work alongside our own manufacturing teams as well as suppliers.
And with a day to day workload that includes merchandising, development, data science, Greenfield tech, and more, it's busy, it's fast-moving, it's ambitious, and it's an incredible place to work, right at the heart of Morrisons.
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
4.5 day working week with flexible working hours / hybrid working
Company pension contributions
Private healthcare
Perks with over 850 retailers
Free parking onsite