Jobs in Willesden

Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
We're looking for an experienced Supply Chain professional to join us on a 2 year FTC in a site-based role, providing cover for our Supply Chain Managers as they focus on a major systems integration programme across our sites.
Starting at Greencore Park Royal, you'll take on a 6-month rotation, before moving to another site as the programme progresses. We are looking for someone to start in role in January 2027.
Over 2 years, you'll complete 4 6-month rotations, providing valuable experience across different sites, teams and Supply Chain operations.
If you enjoy variety, new challenges and making a real impact, this is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your experience while supporting our teams through an exciting period of change.
What you'll be doing
As Supply Chain Manager, you will lead a supply chain team, for a manufacturing unit, to ensure that functional capability and team performance are built and directed to deliver business plans and targets.

Implement the agreed supply chain strategy to achieve budgeted business performance and build the functional capability to deliver business strategic objectives
Provide leadership and direction to ensure that across the business the supply chain team are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential
Promote compliance with and the improvement of safe operating policies and practices across all supply chain operations within the business, including third parties to embed a safety first culture within the working environment
Identify new/emerging legal or customer led audit requirements and develop plans to achieve compliance, securing funds if necessary to build systems and processes to maximise adherence to policy
Ensure forecasting, planning, material requisitions, stock control, warehousing and distribution processes are in place at all locations to ensure customer service expectations are met in the most efficient and cost effective manner
Oversee the deployment of the Sales and Operating planning process to ensure sufficient production capacity, stocks or finished goods and raw materials, and labour are in place to meet customer orders at the best optimum cost
Together with Purchasing, negotiate and manage third party contracts to minimise costs, build effective working relationships and ensure service delivery
Act as the Supply Chain lead in cross functional/customer projects to ensure that all developments include collaborative working which results in successful new implementations and ongoing service improvementWhat we're looking for
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

Knowledge of the convenience food market
Experience across all supply chain functions (forecasting, production planning and scheduling, standard operating procedure (SOP), inventory management, warehousing, distribution planning, distribution operations, third-party logistics management)
Experience of leading and developing teams
Experience of working in a fast paced, growth industry or business
Experience of working as part of a project team or on delivering change initiativesIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

Competitive salary and job related benefits
Car allowance, bonus and PMI
Expense to future sites covered
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company shares save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policiesThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
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