Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Location: Desford, Leicester
Contract: 12-month contract
Rate: 29.49 per hour Inside IR35
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working pattern: Fully onsite

We are looking for a Supply Chain Planning Analyst to join a busy manufacturing environment, supporting supply chain planning and continuous improvement activities.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience across supply chain planning, materials, inventory or logistics, who enjoys working with data and finding ways to improve processes.

• Supporting supply chain planning activities for new product introduction projects

• Analysing data to identify trends, issues and opportunities for improvement

• Developing supply chain plans across major projects

• Working closely with operations, procurement and logistics teams

• Monitoring service, inventory and efficiency performance

• Supporting inventory optimisation and material flow improvements

• Contributing to continuous improvement projects across supply chain processes

• Preparing reports and presenting supply chain information to stakeholders

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in Supply Chain Planning, Logistics, Materials or Production Planning

• Experience working within a manufacturing environment

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

• Good data analysis and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of inventory and/or logistics planning

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines

• New Product Introduction (NPI/MPI)

• SAP or other ERP/MRP systems

• Power BI

• Project management

• Packaging or transportation planning

• Lean logistics and continuous improvement

A degree is desirable but not essential.

This is a fully onsite position in Desford, with an initial 12-month contract. The standard working week is 37.5 hours, with some flexibility around start and finish times following onboarding.

If you have a strong background in supply chain planning and enjoy using data to improve manufacturing and logistics processes, we'd love to hear from you.