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Senior Demand Planner - Food

Employer
WHSmith
Location
London
Salary
£32000 - £37000 per annum + + £2,400 per annum weekend allowance
Closing date
6 Feb 2021

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Sector
Retail
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Flexible working available
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Senior Demand Planner - Food
London Head Office, Houndsditch
Grade C
£37,000 + Weekend pay allowance £2,400 Per annum (1 weekend in 4)

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Demand Planner to join our Food Category in the WHSmith Travel Head Office in Houndsditch. As the Senior Demand Planner you will lead forecasting and planning for new stores, initiatives and products whilst also managing key suppliers and categories within the food department. Alongside this you will plan sales profiles and demand for fresh food to maximise sales and minimise waste, analysing the range to identify opportunities for sales and waste optimisation.

What you'll do

- Forecast, plan and create intake plans for new stores and promotions
- Work cross functionally with buyers, display planning & operations to ensure excellent new line and store execution
- Management of key suppliers and categories, working in conjunction with buyers to identify sales driving & wastage reduction opportunities
- Line management of Demand Planner
- Review of weekly forecast profiles, adjusting to reflect seasonality, weather and passenger forecasts
- Creation of weekly and daily store demand for supplier production
- Creation of longer term seasonality and demand profiles in conjunction with the Senior Merchandiser
- Root cause analysis into low availability / high waste
- Review of delivery performance and engagement with key stakeholders to resolve issues
- Generation of daily and weekly performance report
- Point of contact for store / internal queries

Who we're looking for

- Previous demand planning or forecasting experience ideally in an FMCG environment
- Ideally degree educated
- Must be willing to be 'on call' one weekend in four to deal with store or supplier queries
- Intermediate excel (Pivot/Vlookup)
- Analytical thinking
- Strong interpersonal skills / able to influence
- Strong attention to detail
- Time management / prioritisation
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and to be adaptable in a fast paced environment

Company

WHSmith started in 1792 with a small news vendor in Little Grosvenor Street, London, followed by the opening of our first bookstall in Euston Station in 1848. We quickly established ourselves as the favoured newsagent, stationers and bookseller opening stores across the UK. From this point on, there has been no looking back.

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