Summary: The Junior Supplier Performance Manager role at IPC EMEA involves managing supplier performance within the Supply Chain & Operations team, focusing on categories such as cookies and sauces. This fixed-term contract position is aimed at ensuring high service levels for Subway Franchisees while developing performance metrics and addressing supplier challenges. The role requires strong analytical skills and stakeholder management to enhance supplier relationships and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of suppliers to ensure product availability across the network by developing strong supplier relationships monitored against contractual KPI targets.
• Consolidating supplier performance KPIs monthly and ensuring measurement consistency.
• Establishing and sharing KPI scorecards.
• Managing long-term supplier action plans where performance consistently falls below targets.
• Identifying opportunities to improve service or reduce costs via data analytics and root cause analysis.
• Validating risk assessments and executing associated risk mitigation actions.
• Conducting internal performance reviews with Distribution Managers, Strategic Sourcing & Commercialisation teams.
• Making contributions to the category strategy and defining operational priorities for tenders.

Key Skills:

• Experience in supplier performance management and strategic category management.
• Experience in a matrixed working environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical abilities with attention to detail.
• Autonomous, structured, highly organized, and results-driven.
• Pragmatic decision-maker with prioritization skills.
• Logical and effective problem-solving abilities.
• Good team player with excellent communication skills.
• Sense of responsibility and ethics.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: High Wycombe

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other