Supply Planner - Grocery

Tesco; Wellingborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Inclusive recruitment process

Disability Confident Committed Leader

Job summary

Booker is the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler. We’re hiring a Supply Chain professional to help keep stock flowing, forecast demand and support branches and categories.

This permanent, hybrid role (38 hours/week, Mon–Fri) offers three days in the office at either Wellingborough or Hemel Hempstead. You’ll work across teams, using stock planning systems and Excel to improve service and cash profit.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English grade C/4+ is required.
• Good numerical skills and strong communication are essential.
• Clear organisation and attention to detail are important for success in this role.
• Ability to forecast demand and plan ahead using data and historical trends.

Responsibilities

• 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 clear communication at all levels.
• Spotting risks early and taking appropriate action to resolve.
• Deal with immediate issues in the moment.

Skills

Numerical skills

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Stock ordering systems

Excel basics

Education

GCSE Maths & English (Grade C/4+)

Tools

Stock planning systems

Excel

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.bookergroupjobs.co.uk