About the role

This Supply Chain Development Manager role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of a leading retail brand's supply chain. You'll drive strategic network development, influence key decisions, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders across the John Lewis Partnership. As a Partner in our employee-owned business, you'll be more than just an employee; you'll be a co-owner, sharing in our success and playing a vital role in delivering exceptional customer experiences.

At a glance

Roles: Supply Chain Development Manager

Position: We are looking for a permanent Supply Chain Development Manager to join our site here at Magna Park 2 (NDC).

Hours of work: Full Time, 35 hours working Monday to Friday 

The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Development team aims for around 3 days a week in the office to connect or travel to other Distribution locations when required. 

Salary: The pay range for this role is This role will start from £70,000 based on skills and experience evidenced.

Are you prepared to shape the upcoming direction of John Lewis's Supply Chain Network and capability design? Apply now!

Key Responsibility:

As our Supply Chain Development Manager, you'll be pivotal in innovation and shaping our business plan for the next 5 to 10 years. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the business to:

• Provide critical insights to inform the design of our future network and capabilities, with a strategic outlook spanning the next decade.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to pinpoint opportunities for improvement, developing innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, respond to evolving demands, and overcome financial challenges.

• Work with teams outside of Supply Chain to understand their needs and translate these into clear operational and people implications across our network.

• Be a key voice in the development of new customer propositions, ensuring the operational impact is fully understood and effectively integrated into our plans.

Essential skills you’ll need 

• Agility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent stakeholder management: able to communicate effectively at the most senior leadership level

• Broad understanding of end to end supply chain operations within retail

• Experience of physical network design and development across Distribution, Fulfilment and Transport

• Thorough awareness of the latest trends and technologies in the market including automation which could be utilised to drive efficiencies and productivity

• Highly analytical and data driven

• Familiarity with risk assessment and mitigation strategies

The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:  

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.  

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. 

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