Supply Chain Manager

Location: Middlesex

Supply Chain Manager

Salary:
Competitive salary
Benefits:
Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location:

Cumberland, Park Royal  

Ways of Working:
Site based

Hours of work:
Monday - Friday / 08:30 - 17:00

Contract Type:
Permanent

Why Greencore?  
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our site in Park Royal, West London, spans three factories and a distribution centre. The site produces a wide range of chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products, and savoury accompaniments, employing over 2,000 people in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What you'll be doing  
In this busy and exciting role you will lead operations planning across the London sites, ensuring resources, processes and teams are aligned to deliver efficient, high quality supply plans that meet business objectives while driving performance and continuous improvement.
Role Accountabilities

• Lead and manage site planning teams to deliver robust, optimised operational plans

• Ensure consistency and alignment of planning processes across Cumberland, Elveden and Abbeydale

• Support weekly tactical planning cycles, enabling effective decision-making on capacity and logistics

• Oversee planning execution by exception, supporting site teams to resolve escalations and deliver plans

• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and performance

• Control planning related costs, analysing financial impacts and driving cost optimisation

• Manage inventory, supplier relationships and logistics alignment to support operational delivery

• Track and report on key performance metrics including service, cost and delivery effectiveness

• Collaborate cross-functionally to align operational plans with wider business objectives

• Champion inclusion, sustainability, and data compliance across planning operations

What we're looking for  

• Proven experience in operations or supply chain planning within a fast paced environment

• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing high performing teams

• Ability to translate forecasts into effective operational and resource plans

• Experience of capacity planning, inventory management and logistics coordination

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve constraints

• Financial awareness with experience managing budgets and cost optimisation

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across multiple business functions

• Knowledge of planning systems, processes and continuous improvement methodologies

• Ability to make data driven decisions under pressure and within tight time frames

• Commitment to driving inclusive behaviours and supporting diversity and sustainability initiatives

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves ether we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return  

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• Holidays

• Competitive matched pension contribution

• Life insurance up to 4x salary

• Company share save scheme

• Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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