FMCG Merchandise Planner | Hybrid, Stock & Availability

John Lewis Partnership; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is seeking a Merchandise Planner in Bracknell Head Office to create, optimise, and deliver plans for supplier ordering and stock replenishment. You’ll work within a hybrid model, balancing office and home-based work with 3 days in the office and occasional weekend work.

The role focuses on stock availability, wastage control, and capital efficiency, collaborating with Category Proposition Group and Operations to align with trading goals and capacity.

Qualifications

• Evidence of using data for analysis and decision making in an FMCG or head office retail environment.
• Collaborating on projects to deliver solutions for business success.
• Influencing and managing supplier and customer relationships.
• Experience of working in a trading team to deliver measurable performance.

Responsibilities

• Optimising stock availability for Food & Grocery customers to achieve sales category targets while actively controlling wastage and working capital costs.
• Collaborating with the Category Proposition Group to deliver the Customer and Commercial strategy and ensure stock plans reflect cross-business decisions.
• Optimising system setup, including lead times, delivery frequency, stock flow through the network, safety stock, and presentation stock.
• Collaborating with the Operations team to ensure stock flow plans are compatible with capacity constraints and volume targets.
• Proactively working with Trading and Supply Chain to monitor and manage supplier performance, holding accountability for shortages, late deliveries, code life, and stock presentation.
• Monitoring and reporting on KPI performance, proactively identifying and implementing appropriate actions.
• Completing daily exceptions and escalations on time, investigating root causes, and sharing knowledge across relevant teams.

Skills

Data-driven analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Trading team experience

Tools

JDA

Anaplan

Job description

John Lewis Partnership is seeking a Merchandise Planner in Bracknell Head Office to create, optimise, and deliver plans for supplier ordering and stock replenishment. You’ll work within a hybrid model, balancing office and home-based work with 3 days in the office and occasional weekend work.

The role focuses on stock availability, wastage control, and capital efficiency, collaborating with Category Proposition Group and Operations to align with trading goals and capacity.