Supply Chain Analyst - Leeds

Supply Chain Analyst, Leeds

Join our team as a Supply Chain Analyst, where you'll play a pivotal role at the heart of the action, embedded within Asda's bustling Head Office in Leeds. This exciting position offers the unique opportunity to enhance collaboration between Arla and Asda, ensuring top-tier customer satisfaction. You'll be at the forefront of driving supply chain innovation and crafting impactful improvements that benefit both partners. Dive into a role that promises not just challenges, but also the rewarding experience of making a tangible difference in our supply chain dynamics.

How you will make an impact 

By enhancing operational efficiency through careful analysis of performance data and implementing improvements. By optimizing resources and maintaining strong relationships with key partners, I will ensure effective collaboration. Additionally, I will focus on clear communication and prompt issue resolution to drive seamless operations and achieve our shared objectives.

• Chairing 30/60/90 meetings, in order to review KPIs and align future plans
• Monitoring and analysing results/KPIs, taking corrective action to ensure improvement, balancing availability against waste
• Reviewing datasets to provide clarity of challenges & possible improvements that could be made
• Providing proactive solutions & co-ordinating with Commercial & Supply Chain teams to ensure effective problem resolution
• Proactive management of communications of any service issues ensuring alignment and any actions are then undertaken
• Working effectively as part of ASDA & ARLA supply chain teams, to support the joint goals of on-shelf availability and management of waste
• Key event management with a specific focus on delivering for customers/consumers at key trading periods (Christmas/Easter etc.)
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues in Arla & ASDA

What will make you successful 

As an effective communicator you will be able to build strong and effective relationships with a number of internal and external stakeholders from a range of different departments including Sales, Supply Planning and Logistics. You will be able to make sound judgements under pressure and will be able to act decisively, making considered decisions using all available data. With a high level of understanding of short term collaborative forecasting & CPFR Processes you will also look for opportunities to deliver continuous improvement. Must be proficient in Microsoft applications including a high level of understanding and expertise in Excel.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary (Salary discussed at application stage)
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Employer pension matched up to 6%
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Flexible Benefits- Option to purchase additional holidays, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Strong career development & training (internal and external training)

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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