Overview
Joining Sainsbury's as a Central Merchandiser means becoming an integral part of a collaborative and dynamic team that plays a crucial role in enhancing decision-making processes within the GM Commercial division. You will have the opportunity to work closely with various teams, leveraging your passion and energy to contribute to stock management strategies and drive impactful outcomes. With a focus on building strong partnerships and fostering innovation, this role offers a platform for continuous learning, growth, and the chance to make a significant impact on the business through effective commercial acumen and decision-making skills.
As the Central Merchandiser, you will play a crucial role in enhancing decision-making processes across the "Plan, Buy, and Sell / Move" cycles of products, working closely with Category and Supply Chain teams. Your responsibilities will include supporting the day-to-day operation of the Merchandise Financial Planning system, developing and deploying system enhancements, overseeing administrative functions, and facilitating the establishment of an Anaplan community within commercial merchandising. You will also analyse key deliverables, manage Argos stocking policy, review and improve forecasting, and collaborate with Central Merchandising leadership to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the GM Commercial business. Your ability to work on multiple streams of work in parallel, analyse complex data, and make timely commercial decisions will be essential to your success in this dynamic and impactful role.
Responsibilities
* Support the day-to-day operation of the Merchandise Financial Planning system.
* Develop and deploy system enhancements.
* Oversee administrative functions for central merchandising operations.
* Facilitate the establishment of an Anaplan community within commercial merchandising.
* Analyse key deliverables and manage Argos stocking policy.
* Review and improve forecasting.
* Collaborate with Central Merchandising leadership to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the GM Commercial business.
* Work on multiple streams of work in parallel and make timely commercial decisions based on complex data.
Qualifications/Profile
You are a dynamic and results-driven professional with a strong focus on enhancing decision-making processes within the "Plan, Buy, and Sell / Move" cycles of products. Your ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, analyse complex data to drive commercial strategies, and develop engaging content using various tools demonstrates your commercial acumen and proactive approach to problem-solving. With a customer-centric mindset and a track record of delivering successful outcomes, you are a confident self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced and complex organisational environment.
Benefits
* Starting off with colleague discount, savings of 10% on shopping online and in-store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat (discount regularly increases to 15% at points during the year).
* Pensions scheme and life cover.
* Performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on performance.
* Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy up to an additional week's holiday.
* Other money-saving benefits: season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to discounts from hundreds of retailers.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Maternity or adoption leave up to 26 weeks’ pay and paternity leave up to 4 weeks’ pay.
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