Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst

Permanent role, full time, 39 hours a week

Hybrid (currently 3 days office, 2 days from home)

Will be expected to provide weekend cover between 7am and 10am as agreed with other team members

Salary: £28-33 per annum + benefits

Reporting: Head of Demand and Fulfilment transformation

About the Role

Supply Chain Analyst is a supporting role to the wider supply chain and distribution teams enabling ongoing monitoring of the network’s performance as well as supporting identification of further improvement opportunities. Following a string of substantial investments in Pets at Home’s supply chain and distribution network, including a transition to a new distribution centre and and implementation of AI supply planning platform (Relex), these areas have become highly reliant on accurate and timely data, therefore a big part of the role is to ensure high quality of the inputs and provide monitoring of the outputs.

Key areas of responsibilities:

• Carry out daily checklists, conduct periodical checks of data inputs and produce KPI reports focusing mainly on supply chain and logistics.
• Based on data & insights gathered, identify patterns & trends and pro-actively bring any risks & opportunities to the attention to the other team members.
• Assist Relex Super Users with daily running of the system, minor enhancements and necessary testing.
• Provide daily monitoring (including weekend cover) as well as support during system failures to minimise disruption to DC and store colleagues.
• Be the trusted expert and guardian of processes within and those touching the supply chain function.
• Evaluate and respond to internal queries (Pet Care Centres & Support Office) regarding product availability and stockholding.
• Through training and monitoring, ensure adherence to the established standard and procedures.
• Support other improvement initiatives covering people, processes and systems, all the way from evaluation, through delivery to ongoing maintenance.

Key relationships:

Supply Chain, Logistics, Visual merchandising, Buying, IT, Relex

Role specific competencies:

Analytical and problem-solving capability

Results-driven with an ability to plan and self-organise to achieve objectives and targets

Experience and skills required:

• Shows practical understanding of logistics and supply chain operations
• Comfortable with numbers, statistics and technology.
• Strong interpersonal and communication.
• Knowledge of Relex or an equivalent supply chain planning solution is desirable
• Ability to handle data sources via SQL, Python or PowerQuery will be advantageous

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

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