Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager (50/50 hybrid role)

• Full-time
• Salary for Advertising:
  Competitive Salary + Bonus
• Dept. L4/House:
  Senior Supply Chain - 89507

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

Our Supply Chain team are working to createa best in class supply chain function to deliver competitive advantage through introducing innovation and delivering best costs, security of supply and service in the industry. To support this ambition, we are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to focus on supply chain operations across retail food and GNFR, and recycling services.

Based from our Burton on Trent office (50% hybrid working) and reporting to the Supply Chain Lead, this key role provides variety alongside the ability to be strategic and the freedom to innovate.

Your role as a Supply Chain Manager...

• Leads the food, drink and GNFR Northern distribution contract which is open book, dedicated contract, where risk and liabilities mainly sit with GK. Role is to maximise service, control costs and challenge key areas, ensuring aligned to GK strategic plans/projects & culture, all aligned with a pub first approach
• Controls all operational contractual obligations within the Northern Supply Chain
• Responsible for managing trade waste partner’s operational and contractual obligations, whilst also being responsible for the back hauled recycling across the total supply chain
• Central lead in all GK trade waste recycling/management dealing with all service issues including legal complaints, etc, maintains recycling standards in the network and is central lead for all ESG, legislation/waste data and compliance
• Leads a number of key projects within the Northern Supply Chain ensuring delivered to plan and budget, whilst ensuring no impact to service
• Reviewing the industry for new innovation and added value technology that supports Greene King’s and the supply chain’s strategy.
• Driving best practice in the pubs to improve the level and quality of recycling and maximising the commodity revenues through our recycling partner
• Responsible for ensuring new menus and other key events such as Christmas are successfully planned and delivered from an operational perspective (picked accurately and on time and delivered to pubs, plus all recycling collected as per the schedule) in the Northern Supply Chain
• Responsible for all brand swaps and investments, ensuring they are delivered on time and to budget from a Northern Supply Chain perspective
• Interfacing with Trade Channels to support growth and innovation
• Responsible for a team of two, including development and growth plans

What you'll bring...

To be successful in this role, you will have previous supply chain management experience including experience in open book contract management, and experience in delivering complex projects. Additional experience focused on sustainability/ESG will be highly regarded. In addition to your experience, you will demonstrate the following skills:

• Experience in multi-temperature fast moving product environment
• Supply chain experience and proven record of delivering excellent service and complex projects within a fast paced environment
• Proven leadership and management experience of leading a team through large key events and complex projects
• Commercial acumen
• Analytical skills
• A growth mindset with the desire to continue to improve and innovate
• This role requires frequent travelling; you must have a valid driving license

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

The chance to further your career across our well-known brands– as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.

Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands– so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.

Free employee assistance program– mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!

Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.

Refer a friend– if you follow our refer a friend scheme and your referral is successfully hired, you will receive a generous bonus!

Wagestream– access your wage before payday for when life happens.

Retail discounts– Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…