Stock Optimisation Analyst

Sainsbury’s Group; Ansty CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking a Stock Optimisation Analyst to enhance stock quality and quantity. Key responsibilities include assisting the Product Lifecycle Manager, analyzing data for decision-making, and collaborating with merchandising teams. Candidates must have over 2 years of merchandising experience and strong Excel skills. The role offers development opportunities within a supportive environment that values inclusivity and offers a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

10% colleague discount

Performance-related bonus

Annual holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Over 2 years merchandising experience.
• Knowledge of merchandising, supply and financial planning systems.
• Experience with large data sets and forming concise conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating central insight data for stock ownership.
• Flag commercial opportunities and challenges.
• Produce deep-dive analysis as required.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Collaboration

Data analysis

Job description

The Stock Optimisation Analyst supports the Product Lifecycle Manager to enable the optimisation of our stock in terms of quality and quantity. You'll develop data and insights that enables better cross divisional decisions and improve E2E profitability and working capital. Acting within the Central Merchandising function, you will work across both Electricals & Toys and Home & Seasonal divisions, helping optimisation across the total Argos business. You will be seen as a passionate and energetic contributor who likes to get into detail and identify opportunities for the business related to stock management. You will feel comfortable creating new ways of working and want to build strong partnership. Collaboration and relationship building are key to this role!

What you need to do

• Assist the Product Lifecycle Manager to create the bottom‑up central insight data that will help inform choices we need to make related our stock ownership.
• Use exception reporting to flag commercial, stock and/or availability opportunities and challenges across the divisions.
• Produce deep‑dive/ad‑hoc analysis as required by the central merchandise function, supporting Commercial teams with insights that ensures enhanced decision‑making and timely execution.
• Work closely with the merchandising teams to support cross category analysis, helping them make better broader decisions.
• Work with Central Merchandising leadership where you see opportunities to improve or do something new. Support defining of 12‑week goal sprints in alignment with your manager.

What you need to know and show – essential criteria

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Over 2 years merchandising experience and have owned ranging and selection meetings with a buyer and budgeted and planned intake for a product area.
• Knowledge of merchandising, supply and financial planning systems.
• Strong examples off cross functional project working across supply chain, finance, A&R for example.
• Example of analysing large data sets and forming concise conclusions and actions from a commercial aspect.

What decisions I can make

• Help to shape the direction of the business through insight into performance and opportunity areas for improvement.
• Identify and suggest opportunities to improve efficiencies within our stock ownership.

Responsibilities

Joining the team at Argos, you'll find yourself at the forefront of UK retail, in a brand that is loved by millions of customers across the country. Argos is a market leader in the general merchandise sector, with the third most visited retail website and a market leading same day delivery and click‑collect service. Whether it's working across our amazing owned‑brands of Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, or working with the biggest global consumer brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox or Samsung, we have a breadth of opportunity to nurture your career. With roles across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical, or Commercial Planning or Operations, we have teams that always strive to make amazing product to delight our customers. The Argos Commercial teams work closely with many other functions across the business like Digital, Marketing, Retail and Logistics to deliver for our customers, allowing you to develop connections and learn from teams across the business. Development is important to us and you'll have the full support of your line manager in developing and growing your skill set and aiding your career aspirations.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new – whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits.

Benefits

• Colleague discount of 10% on your shopping online and in store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, later increased to 15% at points during the year.
• Pensions scheme and life cover.
• Performance‑related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
• Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy up to an additional week of holiday.
• Season ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance and access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.