Group Supply Chain Specialist

About the Position

Chandlers Ford | Yeovil | London

Supply & Logistics

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About the Role

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

This role is crucial for ensuring that Kingfisher’s supply chain operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will make a difference by driving change, influencing across cultures, and disrupting traditional practices to achieve outstanding results.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supply chain requirements are integrated into product decisions to maximize customer availability and minimize costs.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage global relationships and collaborate with vendors, manufacturers, buying teams, and our retail banners.
• Influence across cultures to address operational issues and ensure stakeholder engagement throughout the supply chain.
• Disrupt traditional practices and find innovative solutions to meet and exceed changing customer demand.
• Deliver change through owning end-to-end projects supported with contingency plans to mitigate disruptions.
• Use your expertise and influence on all aspects of supply chain management and become a trusted partner across our businesses.

Requirements

• Supply Chain Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Global Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Innovation

We Offer

• An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Rewards & Benefits

• Private Health Care
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme
• 25 Days' Holiday
• Staff Discount
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
• Life Assurance
• Bonus
• Kingfisher Share Save

Our Behaviours

We are open

Continuously curious. Listen to understand. Always improving.

We are brave

Aim high. Act with courage. Move with pace.

We win together

Lead with customer. Commit to deliver. Help each other win.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

• Conversations with senior leaders
• Resources and tools to help you grow
• Initiatives that measure development
• Find your path
• Sharing is caring
• Reach for the stars

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process

1. Step 1: Application

   Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

2. Step 2: Review

   A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application and let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

3. Step 3: Interview 1

   You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

4. Step 4: Interview 2

   As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

5. Step 5: Feedback

   Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

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Chandlers Ford | Yeovil | London

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