Supply Chain Lead, Operations Data

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DS Smith

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Packaging • Recycling • Sustainability

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

📋 Description

• Own key reporting standards and definitions and ensure they are consistently used within the Packaging Division • Collect, consolidate, and analyse data from manufacturing, technical excellence, supply chain and quality systems • Develop, maintain & administrate use of dashboards and reports to track operational KPIs across plants and regions • Support monthly and quarterly performance reviews with variance analysis, benchmarking, and commentary • Conduct root cause analysis on safety trends, service failures, cost deviations, and supply chain inefficiencies • Partner with all Supply Chain and Operations functions to identify improvement opportunities, enable best-practice sharing on data analytics with Sub Regional teams • Partner with Digital team at group level to develop analytical tools to be deployed in Packaging • Build models to assess the impact of network, process, or policy changes on operations and cost • Support budgeting, forecasting, and productivity tracking processes • Develop visualisations and storytelling materials to support leadership teams in decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field • Advanced Excel skills required; Power BI or Tableau experience preferred • Exposure to ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) desirable • Experience in an analyst role within a supply chain, manufacturing, operations, or logistics environment • Demonstrated experience in building dashboards, reports, or models that drive business decisions • Proven ability to extract, clean, and analyse data from multiple systems (e.g. ERP, MES, WMS) • Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholders across Supply Chain and Operations • Exposure to end-to-end supply chain processes and performance metrics • Strong analytical thinking and ability to manage large data sets • High attention to detail and data integrity • Curious, proactive mindset with a problem-solving orientation • Strong communication and storytelling skills • Good understanding of manufacturing and supply chain processes, ability to explain those through use of data and metrics • Able to prioritise and manage multiple analysis requests in a fast-paced environment • Collaborative and customer-focused, with an interest in end-to-end supply chain performance.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities • Flexible work arrangements