Supply Chain Profit Protection Analyst – FTC

Overview

In this role you protect the company’s assets and profitability across the end-to-end supply chain. You will identify and mitigate risks in inventory, logistics, and third-party partnerships, using data analytics and audits to improve accuracy and governance. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to embed robust controls and drive continuous improvement, contributing to reliable operations and brand protection. This role offers impact across a fast-growing, global beauty brand and the chance to shape a control environment that scales with the business.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• birthday day off
• parential leave policy
• pension and life assurance
• Medicash and Employee Assist Programs”,”dog-friendly days and spaces”,”product discount and gifting

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and monitor risks across 3PLs, transportation networks, inventory management activities, and third-party contract manufacturing
• Develop and implement supply chain profit protection and risk mitigation strategies
• Conduct risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend practical control improvements
• Analyze inventory discrepancies, stock losses, damages, shrinkage trends, and operational exceptions
• Support cycle count and stocktake programmes ensuring audit compliance and timely resolution of findings
• Design, implement, and continuously improve profit protection controls and evaluate their effectiveness
• Coordinate internal and external audits related to inventory management, logistics, and asset protection
• Identify trends from data analysis and present actionable insights to stakeholders and senior management
• Monitor compliance with policies and standards, proposing process improvements to strengthen resilience
• Collaborate with 3PL providers and external partners to maintain standards and controls
• Track audit findings and remediation actions to closure within timelines
• Develop and maintain policies, SOPs, and control frameworks
• Provide guidance on profit protection and risk management to cross-functional teams
• Support training initiatives to enhance compliance and control effectiveness

Key requirements

• Experience in Profit Protection, Loss Prevention, Supply Chain Risk, Internal Controls, Audit, Inventory Management, Logistics, or related field
• Experience investigating stock loss, inventory discrepancies, fraud, theft, or operational incidents
• Experience supporting internal and external audit programmes and managing audit actions
• Experience analyzing operational, financial, or inventory data to identify risks and improve performance
• Experience working with stakeholders across operational and corporate functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for interpreting complex data
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and internal controls
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, and data analysis techniques
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of ERP and supply chain systems
• Must be comfortable with cross-functional collaboration to embed controls across processes

• Analytical mindset
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP)
• Data analysis techniques
• ERP knowledge

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