Overview of role

📍 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
💷 Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 (dependent on experience)

This is a highly collaborative, customer-facing position focused on driving supply chain performance and delivering mutual benefit through data-led insights and operational problem solving. You will play a key role in maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction through KPI (Key Performance Indicator) improvements and day to day issue resolution.

We are excited to recruit a proactive, commercially astute Supply Chain Performance Partner to join Allied Bakeries in an embedded (implant) role, working onsite at our retail customer’s Head Office in Leeds. You’ll act as a key link between Allied Bakeries and the customer, working directly with key stakeholders to drive performance, strengthen collaboration and deliver best-in-class service.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Retailer and Allied Bakeries teams.
• Interpret datasets to monitor, analyse and continually improve Allied Bakeries and Retailer KPIs, identifying trends and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide proactive solutions, solve problems and coordinate with Allied Bakeries / Retailer Commercial & Supply Chain teams to ensure effective communication, action and resolution.
• Take the lead on service challenges, communicating clearly across both businesses, aligning actions and driving progress.
• Lead and facilitate forecasting, planning, and seasonal event meetings to review KPIs, align future plans, and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage key trading events (e.g. Christmas, Easter) and change periods (e.g. Range Reviews) through planning, trading governance, and proactive issue mitigation.

The Right Person

• An effective communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across Allied Bakeries and the Retailer.
• Experience within supply chain and/or commercially related roles, with an understanding of the challenges within an FMCG retail environment.
• Able to make sound judgement under pressure, maintaining professionalism and accuracy.
• Comfortable working with data and confident using Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel) to analyse, interpret and improve KPIs.
• Understanding of forecasting is desirable.
• A proactive mindset and drive for continuous improvement — someone who doesn’t settle for “good enough”.
• Occasional travel to other locations may be required to support relationship building across Allied Bakeries.

What we offer

We value our people, and it shows in the way we support, reward, and develop them. Here’s what you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

✨ Time Off – 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)

🩺 Health & Wellbeing Support – Healthcare cash plan, eye care & more

🔐 Pension & Life Assurance – Up to 10% employer contributions

🛍️ Retail Discounts – Save on 500+ major retailers

📚 Learning & Development – Career progression and upskilling opportunities

💸 Financial Wellbeing Support – Tools, advice, and access to affordable loans

🚴‍♂️ Green Benefits – Save on electric cars and bikes

🎉 Recognition & Rewards – Celebrate your milestones and achievements

❤️ Charitable Giving – Support Save the Children via payroll giving