Demand Planner
£32,000 - £40,00 plus benefits (Work Level 6A)
5 over 7 days working pattern with some occasional weekend working
Manchester city centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).
We're looking for a Demand Planner to join our team. In this role, it'll be up to you to convert demand into supply to make sure the right products flow through our depots and into our Co-op stores on time. By effectively managing supplier relationships, you'll make sure we can optimise our store on-shelf availability through replenishment of our store and distribution network.
What you'll do- Manage end-to-end life cycle of products
- Support the delivery of the category sales plan, including seasonal events & promotions, through effective planning and cross-functional collaboration
- Be responsible for the accuracy of forecast
- Develop and maintain great working relationships with suppliers, collaborating on the creation and effective delivery of strategic plans
- Take ownership of your category and make informed decisions which impact availability, sales, waste, and inventory
- Be responsible for the cost-effective supply of products
- A real interest in the retail trading environment
- Great influencing and relationship management skills
- Excellent analytical skills, with experience of working with large and complex data sets
- Experience of conducting trend and root cause analysis
- Good problem-solving skills: you're a logical thinking
- A positive approach to working in a changing environment
Why Co-op?
If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).- An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
- Coaching and training to support your career development
- Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
Building a diverse environment
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs.
We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.