Performance & Variance Manager (Supply Chain) Operations · London ·

Working Hours

Full time, 5 days a week

Location

A minimum of 2 days per week working from our office at The Food Exchange in Vauxhall

Salary

£50,000

We're not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

About Oddbox

As much as 2.5 billion tonnes of food are wasted globally every year – which plays a big part in the climate crisis.

We're on a mission to change that, with rescued fruit and veg from hard-working growers, alongside plastic-free ingredients and brands that do good for the planet.

With fruit, veg and more delivered right to your door, we're working towards a fairer food system – one where growers are supported and paid fairly, where produce doesn't have to look 'perfect' and, most importantly, where we never waste taste.

No more unnecessary air miles or plastic – just delicious food that fights waste with every box.

The Role

We're looking for a Performance & Variance Manager to help make our supply chain perform at its very best.

This is a highly analytical, improvement-focused role, responsible for understanding where operational performance falls short of expectations and driving measurable improvements.

You'll own key performance metrics including OTIF (On Time In Full), identify and reduce product and operational cost variance, coordinate supplier performance reviews, and ensure new products deliver against their business case once launched.

Working closely with colleagues across Sourcing, Supply Chain, Technical and Finance, you'll turn data into action, creating the reporting, routines and performance disciplines that help our operation become more reliable, more efficient and more cost effective over time.

If you enjoy solving problems, improving processes and using data to drive better business decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the company's OTIF performance framework, establishing clear definitions, reporting and performance targets.
• Monitor and improve OTIF performance across suppliers and the wider supply chain, working collaboratively with internal teams and suppliers to drive continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain robust reporting that makes performance visible across the business and supports informed decision-making.
• Develop and manage a clear framework for tracking product and operational cost variance, working closely with Finance and operational teams.
• Identify the biggest drivers of variance and lead improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve efficiency and protect margin.
• Measure and report the financial impact of improvement activity.
• Establish and coordinate supplier performance scorecards, review meetings and action tracking across key supplier relationships.
• Ensure supplier performance issues are addressed collaboratively across Sourcing, Supply Chain and Technical teams.
• Support successful new product launches by embedding supplier performance measures into the onboarding process.
• Monitor new product performance during the first three to six months after launch, identifying issues early and feeding learnings back into future supplier selection and onboarding.

Skills & Experience

We're looking for someone who combines strong analytical capability with a practical, hands-on approach to continuous improvement.

You’ll ideally have

• Experience in supply chain, operations, procurement, performance improvement or a similar analytical role.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to turn insight into action.
• Experience monitoring KPIs and driving measurable operational improvements.
• Confidence working across multiple teams to influence outcomes and coordinate improvement activity.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with operational or supply chain data.
• Experience within food, FMCG, manufacturing or logistics would be advantageous but isn't essential.
• Mindset & Behaviours
• Enjoy digging into data to understand the root cause of problems.
• Take ownership and follow improvements through to delivery.
• Are naturally curious and always looking for ways to improve performance.
• Build strong working relationships across teams while constructively challenging where needed.
• Balance attention to detail with a focus on the bigger commercial picture.
• Enjoy creating structure, routines and processes that help teams perform consistently.
• Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to play a key role in improving the performance of a purpose-led supply chain that's helping tackle food waste every day.

You’ll have the chance to shape how we measure operational performance, influence decisions across multiple functions, and deliver improvements that make a real commercial and environmental impact.

If you're motivated by solving complex operational challenges and using data to drive meaningful change, you'll find plenty of opportunity to make your mark at Oddbox.

Our Company Benefits include

• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays + 4 "not-sick" days + 2 volunteering days (pro-rata for part-time hours)
• £300 personal development budget + access to wider learning opportunities.
• Wellbeing support, including an EAP and Online GP.
• Company Bonus Scheme.
• Discounts on Oddbox products.
• Additional perks and savings through Perkbox.
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