Logistics Planning Administrator

Gi Group; Little Bourton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Gi Group is seeking a Logistics Planning Administrator to support a small team, managing the replenishment system to ensure products are dispatched to stores according to business needs.

The role requires previous retail experience with logistics or merchandise planning, strong organisational skills, and a good level of Excel proficiency. Familiarity with Profimetrics is advantageous, and the environment will require accurate, timely reporting and coordination with stores.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are essential.
• Experience in logistics, demand planning, or merchandise planning is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Allocate stock from warehouse to stores to optimise availability.
• Feed store allocations to goods out and ensure timely warehouse picking.
• Update delivery schedules and notify stores of changes or cancellations.
• Process new product and scarce stock allocations in Profimetrics accurately.

Skills

Retail experience

Logistics planning

Demand planning

Merchandise planning

Excel

Tools

Profimetrics

Job description

We are recruiting for a Logistics Planning Administrator to support a small team, managing the replenishment system to ensure product is dispatched to the stores in accordance with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the allocation of stock from the warehouse to stores to optimise availability to support sale merchandising. This includes forward planning on specific promotional events, catalogues, product launches, store openings, intake priority and clearance.
• Ensure that store allocations are fed across to the goods out team and that the warehouse have sufficient work to complete their picking schedule.
• Ensure the warehouses are kept up to date with any changes or requests made to the delivery schedule and to notify stores/Op's teams of any delivery cancellations in a timely manner.
• Action new product and scarce stock allocations in Profimetrics system quickly and accurately to ensure key product lines are efficiently released into the allocation system.
• Produce weekly and daily reports on store and stock availability to be presented to the business.
• Action Uniform allocations in line with delivery schedules.
• Assist the replenishment manager with ad hoc requests.

The ideal Candidate

• Previous retail experience is essential, preferably with a strong background in logistics, demand planning and or merchandise planning management.
• Replenishment systems experience would be an advantage but not essential
• Strong organisational skills and able to prioritise effectively.
• Intermediate level of Excel experience required is essential.
• Logical and methodical approach with good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.