Senior Supply Chain Consultant
Field based
Up to £100,000 dependant upon experience, plus bonus, car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
As a Senior Supply Chain Consultant at Unipart you will be responsible for diagnosing, designing, and delivering end-to-end supply chain transformations. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and floor-level execution, ensuring that operational designs - from warehouse modelling to S&OP - are robust, efficient, and scalable. You will drive the consultancy's commercial growth by identifying new business opportunities, developing innovative value propositions, and upholding the highest standards of governance and best practice.
As part of your key responsibilities you'll:
Lead the end-to-end design of distribution centres, including layout optimisation, MHE specification, and the use of tools for flow modelling
Develop and embed S&OP and IBP frameworks, utilising advanced analytics for inventory optimisation and safety stock parameter setting
Lead end-to-end distribution centre design, including layout optimisation, MHE specification, and flow modelling to deliver high-accuracy "to-be" operational models.
Embed S&OP and IBP frameworks using advanced analytics to optimise inventory levels and define precise safety stock parameters.
Drive operational excellence by applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste across warehouse and transport networks via robust "as-is" diagnostics.
Act as functional lead for systems deployment, overseeing the selection and architecture of WMS, TMS, and ERP solutions, including emerging Digital Twin technologies.
Manage comprehensive procurement tenders for transport and warehousing, encompassing 3PL selection, contract negotiation, and the definition of global SLAs and governance.
Champion practitioner-led thought leadership by maintaining the "Best Practice Toolkit" and producing white papers and case studies to upskill the consultancy team.
Identify unmet client needs and lead the technical design of high-value proposals and RFIs, ensuring a focus on sustainable logistics and market-leading innovation.
Direct senior stakeholder engagement by translating complex data into board-ready business cases, ensuring project ROI and the growth of long-term strategic partnerships.
About You
We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role
Proven experience within a specialist supply chain consultancy or a high-level internal transformation team
Significant "on-the-floor" experience managing complex supply chain operations
A track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle, from initial diagnostic to "go-live"
Experience in contributing to business development targets and managing the commercial health of consulting engagements
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.