Supply and Sales Data Coordinator

News UK; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Gym discounts

ClassPass access

Bike scheme

HarperCollins discount

Maternity/Paternity leave

Wellbeing benefits

Pension scheme

Job summary

News UK is seeking a Supply and Sales Data (SSD) Coordinator to manage daily transactional processing, returns, and data integrity. You will report to the SSD Supervisor and have a growth path into data analysis while supporting key business stakeholders.

Day-to-day duties include end-of-day reporting, order setup in SAP, and weekly returns processing. The role offers hybrid working with core office days in the Peterborough area and opportunities to automate workflows.

Qualifications

• Practical experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong Excel reporting and data verification skills.
• Experience processing financial transactions and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Run daily end-of-day reports and verify figures.
• Reconcile daily issues and perform data integrity checks across supply and returns data.
• Set up new accounts in SAP and create accurate orders in the system.
• Process weekly returns and vouchers for all titles and prepare operational reports.
• Collaborate with Logistics, Circulation, and Allocation to deliver clear data reporting.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline daily spreadsheet workflows.
• Support internal stakeholders under tight deadlines with accurate data.

Skills

Data analysis

Data integrity

Reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Financial processing

Tools

SAP

Job description

Your team: The Supply and Sales Data team is a tight-knit group of five dedicated professionals who excel in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple daily deadlines with efficiency and precision. Each team member takes on distinct responsibilities to ensure smooth operations, yet most are cross-trained across all processes to maintain flexibility and adaptability when challenges arise. This enthusiastic and motivated team thrives on collaboration, bringing a positive and supportive energy to their work. They are united by a shared commitment to delivering accurate and high-quality results and are always eager to learn and improve. Your role: As a Supply and Sales Data (SSD) Coordinator, you will play a hands-on role in managing daily transactional processing, returns, and data integrity. Reporting to the Supply & Sales Data Supervisor, this role offers an exciting growth pathway to develop your skills into data analysis while supporting key business stakeholders. Day to day you will:

• Run reporting to verify end-of-day print figures, reconcile daily issues, and perform data integrity checks across supply and returns data.
• Manage NUK and third-party supply contracts, set up new accounts in SAP, and create accurate orders within the system.
• Process weekly returns and vouchers for all titles to ensure billing accuracy and prepare operational reporting for the business.
• Collaborate with key teams across Logistics, Circulation, and Allocation to deliver clear, actionable data reporting.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline daily spreadsheet workflows and enhance team efficiency.
  Practical experience working with SAP (or similar ERP systems) alongside proficiency in Excel for reporting and data verification.
• Hands-on experience in financial processing, with the confidence to handle adjustments, charges, and reconciliation tasks.
• Strong analytical ability to spot data inconsistencies, investigate root causes, and proactively solve problems.
• Clear communication and relationship-building skills to support internal stakeholders effectively under tight deadlines.
• Understanding of the wholesale newspaper supply chain (desirable, but not essential).
  News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements. Life at News Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy. At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year