bloomon

Procurement

• Build & Scale the Function: You’ll be the architect of our non-horticultural stock planning strategy. This is a "build from scratch" opportunity where you will set the vision for how we scale, demonstrating the ability to turn rapid business growth into a sophisticated, high-performing operational machine
• Master Stock Availability: You will lead your team to ensure optimal stock levels across all sites, balancing high availability with the need to minimise waste and holding costs. Navigating multi-site space constraints, you’ll work in lockstep with our Warehouse teams and Strategic Procurement Managers to ensure our supply is as efficient as it is reliable.
• Develop & Automate: Build scalable, custom, automated supply chain and inventory tools and develop AI workflows to eliminate manual data entry and calculation tasks. You will lead the development of agile, spreadsheet-based solutions while mapping the transition to long-term, robust systems.
• Process & KPI Leadership: Develop standardised processes and frameworks, leading weekly KPI reviews to shift the function from reactive problem-solving to proactive inventory and risk management. You’ll define what "success" looks like for the department.
• Team Transformation & Development: Provide oversight, coaching, and mentorship to a team of stock planners, transitioning them from manual execution to analytical decision-making. You will build internal succession and resilience, ensuring the team is equipped to handle increasing complexity.
• Strategic Growth & Inventory Control: De-risk the launch of new ranges by ensuring our operational infrastructure is mature enough to handle increased SKU counts. You'll collaborate with the commercial team to ensure right-size inventory levels to protect availability, de-risk peak periods, and release trapped cash, while developing third-party relationships (charities/discounters) to manage excess stock.
• Operational Execution: Support with planning and execution when needed to ensure continuity (especially when issues occur or in peak times)
• 3PW Performance Management: Measure and manage performance of our 3PW partner against agreed SLA terms
• Supplier Performance: Build internal operational performance reporting and supplier tiering, put in place initiatives to improve operational supplier performance.

Operational Procurement Lead

Supply Chain

• Be central point of contact regarding our non-horticultural supply planning for all operational, supply chain, and commercial teams and satisfy all opposing interests in the best way possible
• Converting our daily, weekly, and monthly commercial demand forecast into our supply and production planning systems
• Live gatekeeping of stock levels of all our products, across all countries, brands and all delivery days, ensuring that where possible we are never sold out but also do not incur significant wastage - in close cooperation with our commercial, procurement and warehouse teams
• Operationally keep systems up to date (eg. upload stock availability, keep range plan updated in order tooling, solve availability issues due to product settings in our backend)
• Master the complex dynamic of our expanding SKU mix with varying limited freshness shelf life (home & living, fresh food, drinks)
• Solve out of stock situations (eg. upgrade individual customer orders / trigger resends / align with Customer Delight on customer communication)
• Key stakeholder and user of our stock management tool and various dynamic sheets used for supply chain cooperation
• Optimization and continued automation of the related sheets and processes that you own, and close collaboration with product and tech to optimize the pieces they own
• Ensure accurate stock management and reflection in our system landscape in close collaboration with our warehouses, investigate stock discrepancies and solve root causes
• Support the planning and execution of supply chain and warehouse operations set up in detail around bank holidays and our yearly peak sales (Valentines, Easter, Mothers Day, Christmas)
• Support the Lead supply planner generally, and provide holiday cover when required.

bloomon

Operational Procurement Lead

Inventory & Supply Planner

Inventory and Supply Planner