Supply Chain Lead

Supply Chain Lead
Initial 18-month FTC
East Midlands Gateway
Hybrid (2 days per week in the office & travel to Slough HQ as required)

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Supply Chain Lead to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role

We’re looking for a confident and experienced Supply Chain professional to lead the integration of an internal project across KP Snacks and our third-party logistics partner, DHL. This is a senior role, working closely with colleagues in Manufacturing, IT and the wider Supply Chain team to deliver a seamless transition to new systems and processes.

You’ll be responsible for managing the design, development and implementation of warehousing and transport solutions. You’ll also lead critical incident management, business continuity planning and support operational escalations.

If you’re a strategic thinker with a strong technical background and a passion for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Car cash allowance of £7500 per annum

• 10% annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Lead the project Supply Chain workstream, partnering with the Order to Cash team to deliver end-to-end design, development and implementation

• Act as Project Manager for warehousing and transport integration, working closely with DHL’s project team

• Oversee the Autostore upgrade and ensure seamless integration with KP systems and operations

• Review and validate system design documents from DHL and Autostore, ensuring alignment with KP requirements

• Analyse current (‘As Is’) and future (‘To Be’) operational processes between KP and DHL to identify gaps and improvement opportunities

• Ensure upstream and downstream system interfaces are effective across KP sites, Order to Cash and DHL

• Manage System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), resolving issues and coordinating resources

• Develop and lead implementation plans, including issue resolution and escalation management

• Support business-as-usual IT and operational escalations, including EDI and system performance

• Lead the Critical Incident Management (CIM) process and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) for Supply Chain systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, IT, Logistics and Projects to ensure successful delivery

• Influence and engage stakeholders across KP and DHL to drive alignment and accountability

• Continuously improve business processes and system capabilities to support long-term operational efficiency

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• Significant experience in Supply Chain operations, systems and logistics, manufacturing, warehousing or transport.

• Practical skills in project management, stakeholder engagement and change delivery

• Lean Six Sigma, Agile or similar qualifications

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen – you understand the bigger picture

• Confidence in managing cross-functional teams and external partners

• Experience in systems implementation and business process improvement

• Ability to lead critical incident management and business continuity planning

• Familiarity with EDI and IT/Operations escalation processes

• A collaborative mindset and a passion for delivering results

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