At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead wholesale supply planning and optimise inventory for customer demand.
- Company: Join Bestway Group, a diverse multinational with a £4.5 billion turnover.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a chance to make an impact.
- Other info: Collaborate with global teams and embrace innovative supply chain technologies.
- Why this job: Drive continuous improvement in supply chain processes and lead a high-performing team.
- Qualifications: Leadership experience and expertise in supply planning required.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
The Wholesale Supply Manager is responsible for leading the wholesale supply planning function, ensuring the right products are available at the right time to support customer demand while optimising inventory, service levels, and working capital. The role provides leadership to a team of Category Supply Managers, who in turn manage Stock Managers, creating a high-performing planning organisation across multiple product categories.
Working closely with Commercial, Trading, Logistics, Finance, IT, and offshore Supply Chain teams, the Wholesale Supply Manager will drive continuous improvement of supply planning processes, embed best practices, and ensure operational excellence across the end-to-end planning cycle. The role will also lead the business adoption of new supply chain processes, support the implementation of a new forecasting and replenishment solution from a business perspective, and manage strategic supply chain projects as required. A separate Programme/System Implementation Manager will own the technical implementation of the new solution, while this role is accountable for ensuring the planning function is operationally ready and successfully adopts new ways of working.
Responsibilities:
- Drive continuous improvement of supply planning processes.
- Embed best practices and ensure operational excellence across the end-to-end planning cycle.
- Lead the business adoption of new supply chain processes.
- Support the implementation of a new forecasting and replenishment solution.
- Manage strategic supply chain projects as required.
The ideal candidate:
- Having leadership and people management experience, able to lead, coach and develop a team of Category Supply Managers.
- Foster a high-performance culture, setting clear objectives, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Ability to develop people and support succession planning within the team.
- Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, replenishment and inventory productivity by regularly reviewing KPIs.
- Excellent stakeholder management.
- Experience of business improvement processes, supply planning and championing continuous improvement processes.
- Ability to review and improve future planning processes, driving operational readiness and implementing new ways of working.
- Experience of working with geographically dispersed and offshore teams.
- Experience of inventory optimisation and reporting financial benefits.
Desirable:
- Experience supporting implementation of planning technology such as Blue Yonder, RELEX, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9, Anaplan or similar solutions.
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
- APICS/CPIM or equivalent Supply Chain qualification.
- Experience within international or multi-site organisations.
Wholesale Supply Manager employer: Bestway Retail
Bestway Retail is an exceptional employer that champions a culture of diversity and inclusion, providing employees with the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic remote work environment. With a strong focus on professional development and robust support for career growth, team members are empowered to build meaningful relationships and drive impactful sales initiatives within the Symbol Group industry. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and fosters a collaborative spirit.
