Supply Chain Specialist 12mftc

About the Position

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. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

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

• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze data to create meaningful insights, perform cost analysis, and provide data-driven insights for decision-making.
• Communication: Strong communication skills to represent the supply chain in cross-functional teams, manage vendor relationships, and influence across all levels and cultures.
• Project Management: Effective in conceiving and managing projects from conception to launch, including contingency planning and post-implementation review.
• Vendor Management: Experience in end-to-end vendor management from onboarding, capability assessment, forecasting, and materials & capacity planning.
• Continuous Improvement: A proactive approach to identifying and implementing supply chain improvements.

We Offer

• An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination.
• Competitive benefits package including private health care, pension scheme, holiday, staff discount, life assurance, bonus, and share incentive plans.
• Opportunities for training and development with resources, tools, and initiatives to help you grow.

About the Company

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviors:

• Be Customer Focused: Constantly improving our customer experience.
• Be Human: Acting with humanity and care.
• Be Curious: Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious.
• Be Inclusive: Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together.
• Be Agile: Working with trust, pace, and agility.
• Be Accountable: Championing the plan to deliver results and growth.

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 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!

Ready to Get Started?

Location: Chandlers Ford, England

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