Role: Head of Supply Chain
Location: Bournemouth
Reference: HOB1049651
Closing Date: {Expiry Date}
Head of Supply Chain – Full Time Role
Salary – Up to £75,000pa + pension with a 4% contribution, 25 days holiday increasing every year, 25% discount in our stores, hybrid working policy and many more!
About the Role
This role will lead the Supply Chain team, whilst also being responsible for the implementation of the supply chain strategy across people, processes and systems. Responsibility for the day-to-day management of inventory budgets and availability targets.
You will be accountable for the inventory budget, ensuring there is sufficient governance and rigour over the stock ordering process, whilst making sure inventory is kept within budget, driving working capital improvements where possible and maintaining availability.
You will be working closely with our Trading and Operational teams, leading robust challenge where necessary to ensure working capital is properly managed, as well as being responsible for delivering cost-effective business process improvements and working with our supplier base to drive enhanced levels of service.
This role will work seamlessly alongside and in support of the Distribution Centre as well as being a key interface with field-based Operations, Finance, Buying, Marketing and Ecommerce teams to ensure a continuous stock management and delivery system is executed. Regular visits to our DC in Burton on Trent will be required
About You
Our ideal candidate will have significant experience in Supply Chain management and
will demand the highest standards in efficiency, service and value for money. Experience of running or working closely with warehouse operations, for both Retail and Ecommerce is essential.
You will have extensive experience managing domestic as well as international suppliers and associated freight routes as well as having a background in Demand planning.
You will possess strong leadership skills, enabling you to lead significant organisational step change, whilst developing an integrated supply chain function. You will be experienced in change management leadership, being able to ensure the pace and engagement of the supply chain strategy can be met, business wide.
Essential competencies needed to deliver a high effective supply chain function will be your ability to interface and negotiate with internal departments and external suppliers at all levels to foster collaborative practices with allow our business to thrive.
About our Benefits
* 25% Discount Card for Hobbycraft Stores and Haskins
* Free Onsite Parking
* EV Charging Point
* 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays with an increase each holiday year
* Birthday Day Off
* Hybrid Working
* Flexible start and finish times
* Company pension contribution – up to 4% contribution
* Employee Assistance Programme provide by Retail Trust
* Cash Health Plan with Health Shield
* Discounted gym membership.
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At Hobbycraft we celebrate the joy of crafting, and we celebrate all of our colleagues and customers. As a retailer we have a diverse Colleague base from a broad range of all communities. Our colleagues are recruited for their skill, passion, love of craft and customer service, which is also reflected in our customer base. It is this skill and love of crafting which defines them. Hobbycraft, is an equal opportunity employer who takes equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging very seriously, we regularly review our policies and practices to ensure not only compliance, but also best practise from an employment perspective.
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