Senior Global Supply Planner

Role Overview

• Manage & Ownership of some of the biggest suppliers within the brand
• Responsible for the global stock position for a portion of the CT portfolio
• Responsible for translating the demand plan into an actionable supply plan
• Manages the transactional processes within systems that support order call off and time-based updates on inventory status / availability
• Responsible for day-to-day supplier management to meet business requirements, including expediting goods where necessary
• Works with Supply Planning deployment team to enable them to provide accurate and timely updates on regional product availability
• Working collaboratively and building strong relationships with the global teams across operations, commercial, procurement and NPD, among others, to ensure their needs are considered in the supply plan
• Communication of risks and opportunities against stock profile
• Management of supplier reviews with key suppliers
• Responsible for maintaining accurate free issue inventories in 3rd party locations with reconciliations for any variances
• Day to day management of suppliers to monitor over / under / late / early deliveries to proactively manage availability communications
• Contributing to process improvement and standardisation of ways of working, both internally and with suppliers
• Improve supplier OTIF and proactively review supplier capacity plans for the short and long term, mitigation plans as well as supplier growth capabilities
• Actively contributes to the S&OP through planning insights, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to enable effective decision-making and business alignment
• Opportunity to step in and led Renovations & portfolio changes alongside Activation and Development teams as well as translate strategy into an actionable plan

Requirements

• Supply Chain Planning experience
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
• Advanced Excel user
• Accurate with attention to detail to be able to challenge and spot errors
• Proven analytical skills able to produce, interpret, draw conclusions and present data
• Ability to work at pace
• Resourceful in ambiguous situations
• Can grasp complex matters quickly
• Rapidly builds trustful relationships with a broad range of stakeholders
• Anticipates the future and plans ahead, even when confronted with setbacks
• Displays a growth mindset: is curious, willing to learn and unlearn, seeking out opportunities to continuously expand their functional knowledge and capabilities
• Open to feedback, acts upon it and shows tangible improvement in their development
• Conveys a positive, future-oriented vision, challenging established paradigms and drives for transformation

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!