Mitchells and Butlers run some of the country’s best-known restaurants and pub brands across the UK. With 1600 sites and 43,000 employees across 16 brands, this makes our multi-brand operation a key player in the hospitality industry, with brands such as Toby Carvery, All Bar One, Miller & Carter and Harvester and many more.
Within our Commercial & Marketing department, our Procurement & Supply Chain team are actively seeking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager on a 12 month fixed term basis, specialising in Promotions and Events Planning across the organisation. Working alongside three other Supply Chain Managers, and reporting directly into the Head of Supply Chain, with overall ownership of critical paths and their timely executions, as Supply Chain Manager you are pivotal in ensuring all key promotional, seasonal and trading events are effectively communicated and managed through our internal key stake holders within our Marketing, Finance and Procurement functions. This is a mobile role, with travel required.
A flavour of what we will offer you in this fixed term position: 33% employee discount in all our pubs & restaurants, company car, flexible working, pension scheme, healthcare scheme, ‘pickaperk’ employee discounts from 100’s of retailers plus 26 days’ holiday per year. All on top of a great working culture!
Supply Chain Manager – The Opportunity
- Actively supporting the procurement team in delivering supplier performance
- To challenge and improve the business processes and systems, tracking and reporting the resulting benefits
- To manage the product supply processes with our 3pl partner to drive optimum availability for houses at menu launch and ongoing trade
- To actively identify potential forecast and inventory issues, liaising with business owners to ensure plans in place to alleviate any business risk
- To ensure forecast processes correctly reflect anticipated demand and to identify any under-performing areas and investigate and take action within the category as appropriate
- To work with our 3pl partners and internal stakeholders on inventory management guidelines and forecast effectiveness to support all stages of product lifecycle
- To work with suppliers and our 3pl to identify opportunities that will minimise supply chain costs and implement improvements with suppliers
- Management of the critical path for promotions and events
- Drive continuous improvement activities for demand and supply planning
What you’ll need to bring to the Supply Chain Manager role: -
- Supply chain and Logistics expertise gained in a fast moving commercial environment (Retail, Hospitality, FMCG)
- Understanding of Supply Chain and Logistics theory and practice including Inventory management and forecasting principles
- Ability to delivery projects and understand and execute critical path planning at an intermediate to advanced level
- Solid communicator, both written and verbal and able to present to senior groups and peers
- Sound commercial and negotiation ability
- A Graduate educated to degree level or with significant supply chain and Logistics experience in a similar environment
- CILT – Chartered Institute of Logistics qualifications in the absence of other formal qualifications would be a clear advantage
Please note this role has an expectation for a regular amount of travel to our Retail Support Centre which is Birmingham City Centre.
What makes Mitchells & Butlers a great place to work?
To us, a career isn’t just about ‘clocking in’. We really care about our colleagues, and we’re an employer that keeps a promise. In fact, as one of the largest employers in the country, with over 44,000 people working for us, we have the responsibility of valuing every contribution from a diverse workforce that are representative of our guests, and who make us stronger.
