Supply Chain Associate

About WPP Production

We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.

About WPP

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What will the Supply Chain Team Lead do at WPP Production?

The Central Order & Logistics (COL) team manage the production and distribution of printed merchandising materials for new store openings and new product launches across WPP Production's Client's Partner Stores.

Responsibilities:

Be a key part of Print & Distribution campaigns from client brief through to delivery completion

Responsible for allocating correct merchandising materials to stores at an individual level based on the client's strategy

Maintain a database of client stores and individual allocations, used for validating merchandising orders for each campaign

Review the dispatch schedule planning at an individual country level based off of product availability dates, historical transit times and vendor capacity / resource

Track vendor spend against budget by ensuring 100% accuracy of finance trackers, recording vendor quotes and flagging to P&D team lead when actual spend is close to budget

Build a hindsight report after every campaign, outlining elements that worked well / didn't work so well and areas for improvement across vendor, client and internal processes

Demonstrate expertise in the delivery of projects through management of client expectations, internal processes and cross-functional department involvement

Set and manage client expectations ensuring they follow the agreed workflows

Build strong, trusting relationships with all key stakeholders – function leads, cross functional producers, senior managers and 3rd party vendors that are directly involved with the work

Write, prepare and present documents, presentations and reports where required

The P&D Project Manager reports to P&D Regional Team Lead. This role work closely with the Regional Localisation PM and Studio teams.

The P&D Project Manager has no direct reports.

Requirements

2-3 years of experience working on global retail and/or shopper accounts, from creative development to final production (critical path management).

Relevant merchandising, demand planning or print production and localisation experience, additionally logistics experience will be beneficial

Advanced excel skills essential (complex formulas, large database management, dashboards, pivot wizard etc – VBA advantageous but not required)

Experience of Budget Management

Excellent communication skills; written, verbal and presentation

Attention to detail, analytical thinking ability and passion for the work are essential

Calm under pressure with a positive attitude and a hands-on, can-do approach to solving problems

The ability to prioritise and work quickly and efficiently within very tight time frames

Amenable to work in BGC in a hybrid/onsite set-up

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Why work here:

At WPP Production, you'll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You'll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next-generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP's unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.

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