We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Advisor – Supply Chain to be part of the central supply chain - operations team, ensuring all suppliers receive orders in an efficient and timely manner. Communicate issues and investigate instances that have impacted IPL inbound. Play a key role in outbound CI initiatives. Administer the GSCOP process for 3rd party claims for lost stock. Assist and escalate issues relating to 3rd party storage and logistics providers. This role will cover all IPL divisions, including IPL Produce, HPF, NDF, Protein, IPL sites, 3rd party suppliers, European direct deliveries.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Retrieve forecast data from Asda Planning systems
- Collation and forward IPL total Business forecasts to Commercial, Logistical teams and 3rd party’s
- Receive and resolve 3rd party forecast and commercial forecast queries
- First point of contact for 3rd party issues relating to product supply
- Support the Operations teams to resolve issues relating to out loading
- Resolve issues relating to delivery issues into customer depots
- Investigate product returns
- Upload Asda sales prices into the Prophet systems
- Set up ordering systems for IPL 3rd party suppliers
- Set up invoicing for the accounts department and suppliers
- Assist 3rd party suppliers with inbound queries
- Asses and process finished goods supplier claims
- Support and guide business unit areas and operations teams for supply chain and systems issues
What are we looking for?
- Strong IT skills – experience in Word/Excel/Access
- Minimum 1 years’ experience in a similar role – Logistics/process management
- Use of Material Requirements Planning /ERP System
- Experience in ordering and forecasting systems
- Experience within Inbound reporting & analysis improvement
- Problem Solving skills
- Strong communication skills
What's in it for you?
We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great environment for people to come and work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our values, culture and commitment.
In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:
- 10% Asda In store Discount
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
- Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.
- Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
- Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
- Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
- Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx).
- Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
- Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.
- Free car parking
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