Senior Gift Planner

BOOTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty company in Nottingham is looking for a Senior Gift Supply Planner to lead a team in organizing the assembly of gift products. The role includes managing materials, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborating with suppliers. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of supply chain experience, preferably in a consumer goods environment, along with a commitment to customer service and process efficiency. Strong leadership and inventory management skills are essential.

Benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced parental leave

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous brand discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, ideally within a CPG environment.
• Proven ability to drive improvements and manage multiple projects.
• Strong relationship-building skills with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a sub-team responsible for planning and delivering gift programs.
• Manage materials and inventory to meet assembly plans.
• Develop relationships with suppliers to drive availability.

Skills

Supply chain management

Continuous improvement

Customer centric approach

Prioritization skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

Contract: Permanent

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we're innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact. We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible.

We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Gift Supply Planner to join our Gift Supply Chain Team to organise the assembly of gifts from material ordering through to execution and delivery of the plan.

This role will lead a sub-team of Gift Planners to deliver key brands of gifts to our customers.

This is a permanent role within the Gift Planning Team. Based at our head office in Nottingham.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a sub-team of Gift Supply Planners and Gift Operations Assistants that are responsible for planning and delivering a range or ranges of the Gift programme within the No7 Beauty Company.
• Manage continuous improvement initiatives addressing process, systems and tools gaps
• Create plans for the assembly of gifts in line with Customer requirements.
• Order and manage materials required to meet the gift assembly plans ensuring high levels of inventory accuracy.
• Represent the Gift Planning function at project meetings and provide regular updates on the status of the programmes being manufactured to key stakeholders.
• Understand and manage inventory levels by taking action to reduce and clear Excess & Obsolete stocks.
• Develop relationships with Suppliers, actively collaborating & challenging vendor performance to drive availability.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in supply chain, ideally within a CPG environment
• A commitment to continuous improvement with an ability to drive new processes
• Ability to prioritise workload to ensure that key milestones are met and to deal with a variety of stakeholders
• Customer centric in your approach, seeing service as a priority
• Make it happen approach with operational excellence and agility to deliver results whilst controlling risk

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE

• Knowledge of supply chain planning
• Experience of leading a team
• SAP experience
• Knowledge of inventory management and dealing with suppliers

Our benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to no7company.jobs/working-here to find out more. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.