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Supply Planner
Job ref: 27260 Category: Support Centre Roles
1. Salary Competitive
2. Location Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead
3. Contract Type Permanent
4. Hours 38
5. Closing Date 10 September, 2025
6. Business Unit Booker Group
7. Share
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Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DX
About the role
We are looking to appoint a Supply Planner in the Booker head office in Hemel Hempsted to support our branches and category teams.
Within this role you will be a pivotal part of the Supply Chain team by improving cash profit and customer satisfaction through the efficient management of stock.
Our Supply Chain teams are driven to succeed and process orientated, tasked with ensuring stock is in the right place at the right time. Whilst this can be a challenging role, the sense of accomplishment you will feel after finding resolutions or solving problems is second to none.
Main Responsibilities
8. Optimising stock levels and maintaining high stock availability
9. Proactively reviewing stock levels and escalating as required
10. Accurate forecasting to ensure stock levels are correct and allocated appropriately across all of our branches
11. Ensuring the release and flow of stock is within agreed timescales
12. Building strong working relationships with internal and external teams including third party suppliers
13. Working in partnership with operations and distribution centres to efficiently manage storage space
You will need
14. Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels
15. A high level of organisational and time management skills
16. The ability to prioritise and keep to tight deadlines
17. Experience of using a PC with a thorough knowledge of Excel
18. Analytical skills with good attention to detail
19. To be reliable, calm, focused and tenacious
20. Knowledge of the FMCG sector, ideally food
What's in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
21. A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
22. After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
23. 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
24. Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
25. Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
26. 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
27. Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
28. An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
29. After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
30. Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
31. Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
32. Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
33. A great holiday package