Promotions Supply Planner

Driver Hire Borders; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is recruiting for a Promotions Supply Planner to join their Supply Chain team. The role involves managing the planning and stock flow for promotional activities, ensuring smooth operations, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Suitable candidates will demonstrate strong analytical abilities, advanced Excel skills, and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skill, Intermediate/Advance Excel knowledge.
• Proven record of working with large data sets.
• Experience in FMG preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end planning and flow of stock for promotions.
• Ensure availability and adhere to critical timescales.
• Analyze data to produce reports and communicate findings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Job description

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About the role

We are recruiting for Promotions Supply Planner to join our Supply Chain team.

In this role, you will be responsible for the complete end to end planning and flow of stock for Promotion / Allocation activity into the Distribution network and out to branches and customers to agreed deadlines.

This role can be based in either Hemel Hempstead, Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DX or Equity House, Wellingborough, Irthlingborough, NN8 1LT

Once fully inducted we offer hybrid working 3 days office based and 2 remote.

You will be responsible for

• To ensure maximum availability for the start and during all event activity
• Ensuring that critical timescales are adhered to and issues escalated to the correct level
• Manage the flow of volume from our Distribution centres to our branches and customers
• Ensuring Allocations are loaded and released accurately
• Root causing of late availability of stock and ensure key issues are clearly communicated
• Analysing data to produce reports and providing recommendations on your findings
• Reviewing and responding to queries and requests
• Supporting Seasonal Events and activities
• Supporting the clearance of ex-promotion and seasonal lines
• Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholder teams to ensure that trading activities are effectively managed
• Follow the relevant GSCOP timelines to ensure we are compliant at all times
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need

• Strong analytical skill, Intermediate/ Advance working knowledge of Excel and Have proven record of working with large data sets and excel to an intermediate/ advanced level
• Exceptional communication & stakeholder management
• Be able to work independently to problem solve
• Attention to detail, writing of reports, interpreting data and keeping of accurate records.
• Ability to flex work approach
• The aptitude to learn new technical skills quickly
• Experience in working in FMG ideal but not essential.
• Have a proven record of working autonomously as well as part of a Team.