Devices Supply Chain Manager

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Location: The Speechmark, London + Hybrid working
Salary: Competitive + Vodafone Benefits
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri)

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you will lead a team that is responsible for purchasing, inbound and exit of all VF UK brand new devices. You will need to establish close relationships with Supply Chain colleagues, Trading, Commercial and Operations teams and work with them to ensure best in class product availability, funding and stock risk is achieved. The role requires attention to detail but also a high degree of commercial understanding and supply chain experience to navigate the complexity of the Vodafone business. You must be able to manage many conflicting goals, deal with ambiguity, take ownership and communicate complex situations in an impactful and simple way to senior managers.

Key accountabilities:

1. Run collaborative inbound planning meetings with vendors, ensuring all targets will be met via a well-managed/communicated process.
2. Regularly provide senior managers with information required to highlight any stock risks or vendor issues in a simple and clear manner.
3. Work cross functionally to ensure stock is available for all new launches and communication to customers, vendors and internal stakeholders is timely, clear, accurate and consistent at all times.
4. Manage the process for customer facing stock availability data and work with internal stakeholders to ensure any issues are escalated and resolved for impacted customers in a timely manner.
5. Simplify and improve supply chain processes including building collaborative relationships across the Device Operations Team and vendors, measuring performance of self and vendors to achieve supply chain excellence.
6. Minimise obsolete stock, proactively communicate to relevant teams, drive commercial decisions to reduce it and coordinate the disposal of it when needed.
7. Drive Supply Chain commercial and operational best practice across the team.

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone with experience in a Supply Chain demand or supply planning role and experience of supply planning tools. In addition to this, you will have:

1. Proven ability of growing and developing a team.
2. Supply Chain Management Expertise across the whole product lifecycle, including strong commercial and operational understanding.
3. Strong influencing, collaboration and communication skills within a trading environment.
4. Utilise demand planning and vendor relationships to optimise KPI performance.
5. Good attention to detail and ability to deal with a large amount of data.
6. Take ownership of vendor portfolio once confirmed, apply knowledge of new product intro/end of life to drive an effective supply plan.

What's in it for you?

An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We're also proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility to support individuals returning to work after a career break and our market-leading parental leave policies. We're committed to supporting you throughout every step of your career at Vodafone.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (careers.vodafone.co.uk) under Career Support, for guidance.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.