More about the role
We're recruiting for our Supply Chain - System Optimisation team at Morrisons. Do you want to influence our long-term growth and success?
Together, we tackle business challenges, enhance our performance and unlock the true potential of our data to drive forward the supply chain function. We have exciting opportunities to join an expanding area of the business and play a pivotal role to create great availability to our existing and new customers. This role has a heavy influence on the future of Morrisons’ supply chain, you'll be working at a fast pace at the heart of decision making, using data and influence to make improvement and change!
As a member of our team, you will lead on building business rules-based algorithmic approaches to increase the accuracy, automation, and intelligence of settings and forecasts. You will own the project plan and timelines, manage risks and issues, and champion the project vision and outcomes.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Leadership: Leading, motivating, and coaching team members to drive technical competence and functional knowledge.
- Strategic Planning: Playing a pivotal role in creating the system development plan and dictating development priorities aligned with company objectives.
- Expert Oversight: Acting as an expert across store ordering, supplier ordering, demand forecasting, and pricing.
- Stakeholder Influence: Presenting ideas and investment requirements to senior stakeholders and creating project plans for "right first time" implementation.
- Operational Excellence: Validating and managing forecast improvement developments to deliver availability and maximise efficiency while minimising stock and markdowns.
- Internal Conscience: Striking the balance between quality model development and diminishing returns to ensure business-focused solutions.
More about you
We are also looking for the following:
- Proven Leadership: Experience in shaping and developing strategy and translating it into operational delivery.
- Advanced Technical Skills: Strength in all areas of process, people, and data, including a proficient level of SQL and data manipulation tools.
- Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of all aspects of food supply chain and operational mechanics.
- Change Management: Experience implementing change into an operation and the ability to lead stakeholders through the change curve.
- Problem Solving: Ability to provide "out of the box" thinking and creative problem-solving to solve complex business problems
More about our perks
We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:
Private healthcare
Car Allowance
Generous holiday entitlement
Discretionary bonus scheme
15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
Subsidised staff canteen
Free parking
Competitive pension and life assurance
Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
Optional payroll charity donations
A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave
Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!
At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.
There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!
About Us
Skills Required
- Proven experience shaping and developing strategy and translating it into operational delivery
- Leadership experience, including motivating and coaching team members
- Proficiency in SQL and data manipulation tools
- Strong understanding of food supply chain and operational mechanics
- Experience implementing operational change and leading stakeholders through change
- Creative problem-solving ability for complex business problems
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited and has not been reviewed or approved by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Shopping discounts and everyday savings programs are highlighted as meaningful perks that add tangible value. Feedback suggests these benefits are particularly attractive for those who regularly shop with the company.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Holiday entitlement is described as generous for the sector and can increase with service. Feedback suggests this breadth of leave stands out compared with basic retail provisions.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced family-related leave, including support for maternity, adoption, paternity, neonatal and fertility needs, is emphasized as a strong part of the package. Feedback suggests these policies exceed standard retail expectations.
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What We Do
Morrisons is a UK-based supermarket and integrated food business serving customers through a nationwide network of stores and online delivery channels. Its operations span grocery retail, wholesale, distribution, and food manufacturing. The company sells a broad range of fresh and packaged foods and emphasizes vertical integration, sourcing and processing about half of its fresh food itself, with a purpose of making good food affordable for everyone.
