Supply Chain Co Ordinator

**Supply Chain Co Ordinator**

**Location: Willenhall**

We have an **exciting opportunity** for an **Supply Chain Co Ordinator **in our **Logistics department**, **who is passionate about their role in offering excellent service and standards to our customers. We are looking for someone who is motivated, friendly, and able to work on their own initiative and able to raise concerns where appropriate.

**The key purpose of this role**:

- The Logistics Supply Chain Coordinator is responsible for increasing income generated from Backhaul, Centralisation and End to End activities. They will also produce and analyse outputs and generate key logístical reports using the group data. They will deliver initiatives identified from the End-to-End cost model.

**Who are we**:
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is the 60th largest privately owned company in the UK. This forward-thinking family-owned business began life in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store and has grown from these humble beginnings into a company that now owns 280 SPAR Stores and employs more than 7,500 people with a turnover of £1.1 billion. As one of the largest convenience retailers in the UK, we are always looking for innovative ways to create a point of difference. Our stores offer a wide range of food-to-go options, including; Food To Go and Daily Deli as well as a number of franchise partners to increase the choice available to customers such as Subway & Greggs.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- To increase backhaul and centralisation activity YOY in line with the yearly budget.
- Engaging and negotiating with suppliers on E2E initiatives to ensure profitability for the business
- Period accounting for income charges, ensuring all suppliers are charged correctly and on time
- To support and/or lead group projects.
- Produce and summarise key logístical reports for presentation / evaluation to the Supply Chain Manager
- To use key programs throughout the system as available but specifically focusing on the NVM model E2E model
- Produce key logístical reports using objects
- Power Bi/ Excel
- Analyse data to target improvements/further analysis
- Assist in the production of KPI’s based on data collected
- Provide technical data support in group projects internally and externally using key accurate data to aid business decisions
- Establishing a friendly and courteous relationship with internal and external customers
- Could be required to travel to sites other than normal place of work for business purposes

**Financial Responsibilities**:

- To achieve targeted income and profit in Supply Chain incomes

**Generic Responsibilities**:

- Ensure compliance with “The Blakemore Way” and appropriate levels of the competency framework
- Maintain employee and organisational confidentiality in line with the Data Protection Act
- Demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity
- Comply with Health and Safety responsibilities in line with the Company Health, Safety and Environmental Policy
- Comply with all other policy and legal requirements in relation to role
- Demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity
- Comply with all legislative requirements as well as all company policies, procedures and processes

**What's in it for you?**
- Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi-diverse culture
- Excellent benefits package
- Outstanding Training & Development
- Excellent benefits package including:

- Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
- 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
- 10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
- Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
- Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- NEST pension scheme
- Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
- Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
- Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)