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This role will be responsible for developing actionable supply plans, managing purchase orders and inventory, ensuring timely intake and distribution for selected vendors and products in line with business inventory and cash targets to support the overall sales ambition. This role will lead the weekly Supply Chain vendor communications, while feeding into S&OP forums to inform the commercial and trading teams of any risks or opportunities and to gain business alignment across BAU, new product introductions, end of life planning and promotional activity.
Job Responsibility
Own end-to-end stock purchasing, intake planning, and inventory management
Act as the primary supply chain stakeholder for mid- to long-term New Product Introductions (NPIs), ensuring robust stock and supply plans
Own supply chain coordination for NPIs and promotions, identifying trade risks and opportunities early and delivering clear EXIT strategies to manage sell through and end of life transitions
Lead the CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment) process and manage supplier communications from a supply chain perspective
Ensure optimal stock availability across central warehouses and assisted channels to support commercial objectives
Proactively identify, manage, and escalate stock and supply risks, driving mitigation actions to resolution
Support the delivery of commercial terms targets, escalating any risks or issues in a timely manner
Manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory to minimise financial exposure
Provide supply chain inputs into S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings for assigned vendors
Requirements
Experience in supply chain/account/vendor management role
Attention to detail and good prioritisation/time management
Commercially minded with attention to detail
Vendor relations management
Strong stakeholder management and Teamwork
Good knowledge of S&OP process
Good written and verbal communication skills
Analytical Mind-set – manage large data buckets of information and ability to communicate business implications from complex data
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and ideally planning tools
What we offer
Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits