Supply Chain Administrator

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Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do. 

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨ 

A great opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our experienced and customer focused supply chain team supporting the Electrical and Home Appliances division with managing suppliers, product availability and ensuring we deliver product when our customers expect it.

You will be responsible for providing administrative support to our supply chain function. The role will have a direct impact on maximising customer satisfaction, sales and profitability through the successful management of the supply base and inventory. 

• Day to day management of Direct Despatch order banks across the department, develop best practice to provide efficiencies.
• Support team to manage and resolve ad-hoc issues with under-performing suppliers.
• Support the visibility to the wider teams of key KPI’s including customer promise and stock health through report updates.    
• Develops and manages relationships with stakeholders both internal and external to achieve goals.
• Raise purchase orders in line with critical path requirements
• Understands data and systems.

• Ideal candidate with have the following experience / be able to demonstrate:
• Good interpretation and presentation of data                                                                                    
• Strong relationship builder with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly motivated and willing to learn
• Attention to detail and accuracy on all aspects of the role are essential 
• Strong focus on the customer

• Flexible hybrid working model
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Up to 25% discount on our Very.co.uk
• Private pension matched at 6%
• Bonus potential (performance and business related)
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply 

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next? 

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.  

You can expect a one stage interview process for this position:  

1st stage - A one hour face-to-face interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience + competency questions. This is also a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.  

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.  

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Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [email protected]. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.