Supply Planner - Grocery

Booker; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Booker, the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler, is hiring in the Supply Chain team. The role covers stock planning, supplier portfolio management and ensuring stock arrives on time to support branches and categories.

You’ll forecast demand including promotions and new lines, working with multiple stakeholders to keep service levels high and costs controlled. The position is permanent, 38 hours per week, hybrid with 3 days in the office, and involves working across the business to resolve

Qualifications

• Good numerical skills.
• Clear communication, strong organisation, and attention to detail.
• Confidence using stock ordering/planning systems or similar systems.
• A practical way to forecast new lines using sensible comparisons and clear assumptions.
• GCSE Maths & English Grade C/4+.

Responsibilities

• Hitting service level targets while managing stockholding and waste.
• Owning a supplier/category portfolio.
• Overseeing stock arrivals into our network on time and in full.
• Forecasting demand including NPD launches, seasonality and promotions.
• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders and ensuring clear communication at all levels.
• Spotting risks early and taking action to resolve issues.

Skills

Numerical skills

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Stock planning familiarity

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/4+)

Tools

Excel basic

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Wellingborough or Hemel Hempstead

Hybrid: 3 days a week in office

Hours: 38 per week, Mon–Fri

Our Supply Chain team sits at the heart of the business, and we’re transforming how we work. We’re growing across grocery, frozen, butchery and impulse, and we’re looking for practical, problem solving people to help us raise the bar for service. You’ll attend an interview with members of the Supply Chain team to explore the role and where your skills could fit.

Keep stock flowing to the right place at the right time. Support branches and category teams, improve customer satisfaction and cash profit, and help us plan ahead while fixing issues fast.

• Hitting service level targets while managing stockholding and waste
• Owning a supplier/category portfolio
• Overseeing that stock arrives into our network in full and on time
• Forecasting demand, including NPD launches, seasonality and promotions
• Working across the business with multiple stakeholders, ensuring excellent communication at all levels
• Spotting risks early and taking appropriate action to resolve
• Dealing with immediate issues in the moment

• Good numerical skills
• Clear communication, strong organisation, and attention to detail
• Confidence using stock ordering/planning systems or similar systems
• Basic Excel skills – we use filters, VLOOKUP & PivotTables but don’t worry if you can’t do a VLOOKUP or PivotTable yet, we can support your upskilling
• A practical way to forecast new lines using sensible comparisons and clear assumptions
• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English Grade C/4+

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, 8 distribution centres, 5 Best Food Logistics sites, as well as 6 support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers; some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact [e-mail]

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergro upjobs.co.uk