Supply Chain Innovation Manager

Supply Chain Continuous Improvement & Innovation Manager

Ready to lead transformational change in a fast-paced, high-growth environment? We’re searching for a Supply Chain Continuous Improvement & Innovation Manager to shape the future of a national retail supply chain network. This is a brand-new leadership role with huge scope, influence, and impact.

The Opportunity
This is your chance to define and deliver a cutting-edge improvement and innovation strategy boosting speed, strengthening resilience, elevating service, and reducing cost across an evolving, multi-node supply chain. If you thrive on fixing what’s broken, elevating what works, and designing what’s next, you’ll feel right at home.

What You’ll Lead

• Build and own a multi-year roadmap for supply chain innovation and optimisation.
• Drive initiatives that boost cost efficiency, service levels, and operational performance.
• Champion automation, mechanisation, and tech-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, IT, and operations to deliver scalable improvements.
• Create and track KPIs, delivering clear insights to senior leaders.
• Strengthen network agility, resilience, and peak-season readiness.
• Dive deep into data to solve operational challenges.
• Run network modelling to support strategic decision-making.
• Embed a strong Continuous Improvement culture across the organisation.
• Design future network scenarios to fuel long-term growth.
• Support supply-chain-led commercial value creation.

About You

• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• 5–10 years in supply chain leadership within retail, FMCG, or omnichannel environments.
• Proven expertise in network planning, optimisation, and execution.
• Strong communicator with standout stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised, structured, and governance-driven.
• Analytical, data-led, and commercially astute (P&L experience essential).
• Advanced Excel/MS Office skills.
• Familiarity with tools such as Data Guru, Supply Chain Guru, SAP APO/IBP.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable gains in cost, speed, and quality.
• High-energy, proactive, and collaborative mindset.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle-to-work scheme

If this job is for you, apply now!