Supply Chain Analyst

• £35K/yr - £45K/yr Hybrid
• Central London, Hybrid
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Position – 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.