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Tony's Chocolonely

Supply and Operations Manager UK&I (maternity cover)

Richmond
£58k – £72k/yr
Posted about 18 hours ago
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Why We Are Here

Tony's Chocolonely is committed to ending exploitation in cocoa. We are an impact company that makes chocolate, not a chocolate company that makes impact. With incredibly tasty chocolate, we lead by example and prove that business success and social impact can go hand in hand.

As Tony's continues to grow across the UK & Ireland, operational excellence becomes increasingly important to ensure our chocolate reaches customers in the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. Strong planning, effective logistics partnerships and scalable supply chain processes enable sustainable growth, support our commercial ambitions and help us maximize our impact.

What You Will Do

As our Supply and Operations Manager UK&I (maternity cover), you are the operational business partner for the UK&I organization and a key member of the UK&I Leadership Team. Your mission is to ensure flawless operational performance across the market while building the planning and logistics capabilities needed to support future growth.

  • Lead the UK&I operations agenda and serve as the operational business partner to the UK&I Leadership Team, shaping market strategy, logistics priorities and operational decision-making that supports sustainable growth.
  • Own the UK&I logistics budget and continuously identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency through optimized order frequencies, minimum order quantities, transport strategies and customer delivery models.
  • Lead the market S&OP process, ensuring strong cross-functional collaboration between Sales, Finance and Planning teams while driving forecast accuracy, risk management and proactive decision-making across short-, medium- and long-term horizons.
  • Own inventory performance across the UK&I market, balancing product availability, stock health and working capital while preventing waste, write-offs and obsolete inventory.
  • Ensure excellent customer logistics performance by overseeing the end-to-end order-to-delivery process, maintaining high service levels and driving continuous improvements in customer fulfillment.
  • Lead co-packing and promotional execution activities, working closely with commercial teams and external partners to successfully deliver displays, multipacks and customer-specific initiatives on time and within budget.
  • Manage strategic relationships with third-party logistics providers, including performance management, cost control, contract governance and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure scalable and future-fit logistics capabilities.
  • Build and implement a future-proof S&OP and integrated planning framework for the UK&I market, establishing processes, governance and tooling that improve forecast accuracy, case fill rates, inventory efficiency and long-term planning maturity.
  • Drive operational excellence through process optimization, digitization initiatives and supply network development, including the evaluation and implementation of new logistics and operational partners where needed.

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  • Significant experience in supply chain, operations, logistics or planning within a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment.
  • Proven experience leading S&OP, demand planning and inventory management processes.
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance service, cost and growth objectives.
  • Experience managing logistics service providers and external operational partners.
  • Track record of driving operational improvements, process optimization and cross-functional change initiatives.
  • Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to translate data into actionable business decisions.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial and purpose-driven environment.
  • Strong leadership capabilities with experience coaching and developing teams.
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

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Our Benefits (the Icing on the Cake)

At Tony's you will get the opportunity to be part of something extraordinary; first and foremost, by making real impact in the world but also enjoying the nice benefits we provide as you help us succeed. We are dedicated to enabling all Tonys to grow and develop their careers and therefore we offer training programs, regular feedback cycles, coaching and a generous learning & development budget. We also offer a wide range of additional benefits, including health insurance, unlimited holidays, free healthy lunch at the office, company bonus and a shares participation plan, and of course unlimited chocolate. But we also know chocolate will not cover the bills, so we have made sure your salary is just as rewarding, for this role that means a salary between £58k and £72k on a yearly basis.

As this role is a maternity leave cover we would start with an initial 10 month contract!

Sounds Like You?

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further! If you are ready to help us grow the fastest-moving brand in UK grocery, we would love to hear from you! Please send your direct application, no agencies. We can not wait to hear from you!

At Tony's we are convinced that diversity of thought, background and perspectives will make us stronger (...just like the different flavours of our chocolate assortment). Our mission is founded on principles of equity and justice, and we are actively seeking candidates who bring new perspectives and life experiences, especially from underrepresented groups. We look forward to your application!

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Skills

Supply chain management
Operations management
Logistics
Demand planning
Inventory management
S&OP
Stakeholder management
Budgeting
Forecasting
Process optimization
Leadership
Commercial acumen
Change management
Data analysis
Contract governance

Location

Richmond, England, United Kingdom

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