Supply Chain Specialist - Waste

We’re looking for someone to join our Waste Team here in Supply Chain, as a Project Specialist.

In this role you will be operating at the heart of one of the key priorities for the business. You will be able to have direct influence and impact on the waste cost for supermarkets, driving forward our cost saving and sustainability initiatives.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Introducing new processes & providing helpful data to our supply chain & trading teams to improve our forecast accuracy
• Equipping our fresh business teams with clear processes & actions to optimise the execution of events forecasting
• Following ideas to reduce waste through improved forecasting from initial idea to end outcome
• Playing a part in forming the Now Soon Later plan to reduce waste/total loss, and leading elements of this plan across our fresh business teams
• Challenging stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy
• Owning the governance and controls around the level of forecast interventions we are making as a business, and the rationale for these

This role is based at our fantastic head office in Bradford where you will work a hybrid working pattern, with the expectation that you will be on-site 3 days a week. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.

We’re looking for candidates that:

• Are experienced in using large sets of data to identify & analyse problems
• Have experience learning & using different systems
• Are comfortable communicating with and challenging in a constructive way a variety of different stakeholders
• Will work independently to identify opportunities to reduce our waste
• Is able to drive actions & initiatives to completion
• Is able to hold key stakeholders to account on key plan deliverables
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google applications and report writing
• Ability to monitor, assess and manage own and category performance

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!

At Morrisons, we’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves ferent voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too. We’re always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team.

Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.