Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst
  • Eastleigh, Hampshire
  • Open to Full Time or Part Time - Fixed
  • £33,000 to £40,000 per year
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About the role

12-months FTC

Supply Chain Analyst

Up to £40,000 + Pension + BUPA + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Supply Chain Analyst and you’ll be a big part of this.

Role Purpose: To manage the end-to-end supply of our premium kitchen ranges, overseeing the stock plan for a developing area with the opportunity to design an automated solution across multiple functions. Your primary goal is to manage customer orders with suppliers, ensuring timely and complete deliveries. You will drive continuous process improvements for efficiency and develop reporting tools to enhance insight and tracking. Additionally, you will support range changes and promotional activities within your product area.

Key responsibilities

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

· Provide tracking and reporting to stakeholders at all levels.

· Develop and maintain an automated solution for order processing.

· Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

· Deliver insights to Commercial Teams on key KPIs related to forecasting and replenishment.

· Gather and validate data for vendor performance reviews.

· Manage forecast accuracy for all assigned products.

· Minimise overdue orders at the Showroom Fulfilment Centre (SFC) to maintain high customer service levels.

· Analyse critical paths to ensure products are available in-store or online as planned.

· Collaborate with Commercial Teams to continuously improve product performance.

· Oversee SFC inputs during range changes and trading activities.

· Ensure orders are raised in alignment with the stock plan.

· Conduct regular store, competitor, and vendor visits.

· Represent Supply Chain in Commercial meetings when possible.

· Perform additional duties as required.

Required skills & experience

Required Skills & Experience:

· At least 2 years’ experience in Supply Chain and/or Merchandising, ideally within an FMCG or retail environment.

· Effective communication skills with the ability to build relationships across multiple functions.

· Analytical skills to identify patterns and trends for accurate forecasting.

· High attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure.

· Experience with forecasting and replenishment systems.

· Solid understanding of key performance indicators, such as availability, stock, inventory days, lead times, and customer impact.

· Ability to monitor and manage stock purchases and intake to maximise availability while controlling stock levels.

· Commercial focus with the ability to optimise product ranges across all channels to drive sales.

· Experience with PowerBI, SQL, and Python is desirable but not essential.

Career progression

What's in it for me?

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are.We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.

We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. 

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk

Rewards &
benefits

Training &
development

Learn & Develop at B&Q

When you join B&Q, we want you to be all you can be. From the minute you walk through our doors to the exciting moment you make that next career move, we're here to help you make the most of every opportunity. Thanks to our friendly learning system, Mylo, we make sure you always have the support you need to take on every challenge and fit your learning around your life. Here, we know that the best way to grow is together. 

Flexible learning with Mylo

Mylo is your every day, on the go learning and development partner. Helping you build the knowledge you need now and in the future. With Mylo, you can access training and content, anywhere, anytime and on any device. You can even influence the type of training on offer by rating and recommending content, and letting us know what we can do to improve. Award-winning and featuring over 150 different learning activities - like short videos, articles, workshops and webinars - think of Mylo as your 24/7 training pal, designed to help you make the most of your B&Q career journey.

Developing in role

Learning never stops at B&Q. Whether you've been in your role for one day or five years, there's always something to be curious about. It's why we're always creating learning opportunities and experiences that'll give you the chance to develop your skills. Like our First Line Manager programme: a course that helps our newest line managers build their confidence and management skills. Or our Leadership Development programme that challenges our more experienced leaders to reflect on and adapt their approach for our ever-evolving ways of working.

Building expertise and know-how

We believe anyone can learn the technical skills to do their job with excellence. It's all about attitude and behaviour here. So, if you're passionate about customer service and design, we'll teach you how to create beautiful kitchens. If you're someone who loves being outdoors, we'll help you learn about our garden ranges. And, if you're someone who just loves what we do but doesn't know where to start, we'll help you find the perfect role for you to grow into. 

Accelerated Development Talent Programmes

Whatever goal you're working to at B&Q, we want to help you get there. We do this by designing a number of programmes which help you to practice your skills and learn new ones, gain valuable experiences, learn from others and jump on opportunities that are right for you. From leaders taking their first steps into management to those simply looking for a new challenge, we're there to make sure you achieve your ambitions.

Induction

At B&Q, we want every new colleague to understand our values, our customers, and how we work together to achieve our purpose. That’s why we’ve designed an induction programme that’ll give you real insight into our business, our culture and help you feel included from day one. For your first few weeks on the job you’ll work with your team and line manager, mixing online learning with practical tasks, to grow your knowledge a little every day.

 

A day in the life

Take a tour
around our
office

Our Store Support Office sits within B&Q House and supports our colleagues and stores right across the UK and Ireland. In our bespoke, modern and eco-friendly building just north of Southampton, you’ll find a friendly team of talented people in a huge range of roles.

Explore our
store support office

Facilities

In B&Q house, you’ll enjoy an onsite gym, a subsidised Costa, a canteen and restaurant, prayer room, plus open plan and cosy work spaces, an outdoor picnic area, and bike sheds for those who cycle in.

Sustainability

B&Q House has a biomass boiler, solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system. Our building also makes use of upcycled and recycled furniture and fittings, and features natural ventilation, heat retention and CO2 management, all via our very own weather station on the roof.

Why
choose us?

Why Supply Chain at B&Q?

Things move quickly at B&Q. And so do our supplies. By making sure each and every one of our 295 stores are fully stocked, we can make sure our customers get what they need, when they need it most.

Why B&Q

Ready to apply?

Step 1:

Apply via bandqcareers.com

Step 2:

We'll contact you for a phone interview

Step 3:

We’ll carry out a face to face or online interview (and we may request a 2nd interview if the role you're applying for is more complex).

Step 4:

We’ll contact you with feedback, and maybe even a job offer.

Check out our FAQs for more information about interviewing at B&Q.

Supply Chain Analyst

  • Eastleigh, Hampshire
  • Open to Full Time or Part Time - Fixed
  • £33,000 to £40,000 per year