Supply Chain Operations Specialist 1

**Supply Chain Operations Specialist 1**:

- Functional area: Supply Chain/Logistics
- Country: UK - United Kingdom
- City: Burgess Hill
- Company name: Edwards Korea Ltd
- Date of posting: Sep 19, 2025

**The Role**

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Supply Chain Operations Specialist within the Vacuum Technique Service Division, part of the Atlas Copco Group. The role is reporting into the Supply Chain Optimisational Manager, based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

The Logistics function supports all Division through the provision of Distribution centres, supply chain planning systems and global freight management. This role has mínimal operational responsibility but supports the divisional logistics managers and Distribution Centre Managers to provide tools and processes

The focus of the role is to look across the VTBA Equipment supply chain from Product Company or Vendor to final distribution location and define processes that optimise the global inventory planning and goods movements, to improve cost efficiencies and enhance customer experience.

The role will define and design global reports that are used to monitor the performance of the supply chain.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Develop optimised supply chain processes to minimise the total operating costs of inbound supply, handling, storing and moving goods between locations.
- Generate global processes for categorising materials for Inventory management and for calculating optimum order and holding quantities. Support the use of these tools in the regional Distribution Cneetres s
- Develop reports to monitor the performance of the supply chain and logistics processes. This will include inventory, customer service and costs
- Define the master data requirements to ensure optimal supply chain planning with mínimal intervention from supply planners
- Share best practice across regions, divisions and with Vacuum Technique Service Logistics
- Participate and contribute to the Business Area Logistics Councils, etc
- Work with finance teams to supports analytics of cost drivers.

**Skills, Knowledge, Experience**
- Degree in Engineering, Economics, Supply Chain or equivalent.
- At least 5 years’ experience in various logistics/supply chain environments, ideally within either an operations or an analytical role including process improvement
- Knowledge Areas:

- Global logistics operations.
- Global Supply chain management
- Excellent business process understanding.
- Critical Skills
- Outstanding service and customer mindset.
- Motivation to continuously improve processes.
- Interpersonal relationship building is key.
- Communication is with impact.
- Presentation style is clear and engaging.
- Building trust is natural.
- Heavily result oriented and good in planning and execution.
- Growing talent into the logistics area is passion.
- Lead by example and live the Atlas Copco core values.

**What Can you Expect from Us?**

At Atlas Copco we are proud to be the industry leader in vacuum and abatement, pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver innovative solutions for our customers in the global Semiconductor, Industrial and Scientific sectors.

We want to be a workplace for everyone. At Atlas Copco we know that diversity and inclusion are critical to our long-term success. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to understand our customers’ needs and strengthen employee motivation, productivity, innovation and results. We will continue to invest in our people, celebrating diversity, encouraging individual growth, and making sure Atlas Copco is a place where everybody is proud to work.

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At Atlas Copco we believe in challenging the status quo, always looking for a better way. Our leading-edge technology enables us to innovate for a sustainable future. We believe that people make it happen and with us you are empowered to act. Your ideas can make a real difference and contribute to the quality of life for people everywhere. We offer a wide range of interesting job roles and many opportunities to grow. This is where it begins - Join us at the Home of Industrial Ideas.