Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst

Location - Central London (3 days per week in office)

Salary - £35-45k

This is an exciting opportunity for a supply chain professional to join a founder led and innovative food business. You’ll join their growing team in Central London and will be responsible managing their end to end supply chain operation. This is a small team so you will get exposure to every aspect of supply chain in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the commercial team to coordinate demand forecasting and production planning between retailers and manufacturing partners.
• Manage daily stock levels and place orders with manufacturing partners.
• Analyse, troubleshoot, and resolve distribution and availability challenges.
• Oversee the management of raw material and finished product inventories.
• Handle day-to-day coordination with manufacturers and third-party logistics providers to ensure a continuous supply of products to all customers.
• Foster a mindset of continuous improvement to maintain high customer service standards with manufacturers and third-party logistics providers.
• Support decision-making processes that optimize service levels and financial returns in response to capacity or operational challenges.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements within the supply chain.
• Continuously seek ways to enhance manufacturing performance and efficiency.
• Provide valuable analysis and reporting to support internal departments.
• Actively engage in and support the gate process for new product launches.
• Lead the execution of product innovation and development projects to ensure successful, high-quality launches.
• Work with internal teams to create and manage sustainable supply chain solutions for new channels and products.
• Oversee all pre-launch supply chain testing, including relevant EDI developments.
• Assist the Head of Supply Chain in managing and reducing waste within the supply chain.

Experience required:

• Experience of supply chain in a retail, FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with chilled, short shelf-life products is highly preferred.
• Comfortable in a small company setting—hands-on, flexible, collaborative, and capable of working independently.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.

We are committed to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a variety of viewpoints fosters innovation and strengthens teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

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