Supply Chain Specialist

Job Title: Supply Chain Specialist

 Reports to: Logistics & Operations Manager

 Location: Warehouse – Blackburn or London

Company overview:

Unilever has built a new division in its Beauty & Personal Care sector - Unilever Prestige. Unilever Prestige focuses on premium luxury brands in a fast-growing segment. Within the UK we operate a Prestige Hub, which functions as the Group Headquarters of REN Clean Skincare and as the UK offices of the other Prestige entities, based in Southwark, London. We are: REN Clean Skincare, Murad Skincare, Living Proof Haircare, TATCHA Skincare and Kate Somerville Skincare.

Skills and qualifications:

• Cosmetics experience desirable
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in an operational environment
• Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
• Problem solving in an operational environment
• Proven relationship skills
• Process driven
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Basic knowledge of ERP systems, preferably NetSuite

In this role you will be supporting the Supply Chain function with a focus on logistics, inventory and analysis to help drive efficiency and improvements. You’ll also be involved in a variety of projects across Supply Chain including ERP Optimisation.

Responsibilities:

Logistics

• Work with suppliers, freight forwarders and couriers to co-ordinate outbound logistics for all our brands.
• Work with our 3PL to ensure efficiency and continuous improvement implementation.
• Record and track outgoing shipments and follow up with freight companies regularly to ensure timely delivery.
• Assisting with queries and resolving issues with export orders, including customs documentation.
• Help to facilitate necessary changes to logistics processes caused by any industry/regulatory changes or forthcoming trade agreements.

Inventory

• Corrective actions / process improvement related to sales orders/returns.
• Complete regular system sync between ERP and WMS (3PL run) including investigation and adjustments where required to keep the systems aligned.
• Report on inventory discrepancies, and develop and implement inventory control procedures and best practices.
• Assist as necessary in overseeing product compliance activities such as labelling of stock.

General

• Assist in data and information gathering to support KPI reviews, including warehouse and outbound carrier logistics performance and warehouse cost monitoring.
• Identify and implement process improvements internally and with our partners across the end-to-end supply chain
• Assisting finance and wider supply chain with month end activities and reporting- Finance queries reporting
• Aid Supply Chain leadership team with Process Improvement, Project Work, Master Data, and General Problem Solving as and when required
• Assist with maintaining supply chain data integrity within ERP system
• Plastic and Packaging waste reporting (EPR) and staying abreast of changes to packaging waste legislation.

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As an equal opportunities’ employer, Unilever Prestige Hub Brands: REN/Murad/Kate Somerville/Living Proof/Tatcha is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. In particular, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Unilever Prestige Hub Brands/REN/Tatcha/Murad/Kate Somerville/Living Proof.