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Assistant Merchandise Planner - Clothing Central, Welwyn Garden City
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Client:
Tesco
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Job Category:
Retail
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
12.05.2025
Expiry Date:
26.06.2025
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Job Description:
We are on the look out for an Assistant Merchandise Planner to join our Central team. This person will support the delivery of topline budgeting, forecasting, trading and exit activities. The management of certain specific and unique Region / Channel complexities of our Clothing business will also form part of this role, under the guidance of a Merchandise Planning Manager.
The person will need to work closely with product merchandising, operations, trade planning, channel, technology and business intelligence functions in the business to succeed.
You will be responsible for:
Supporting (and deputising for) the Merchandise Planning Manager with Clothing country budgets, and the top down financial review forecasting on a periodic basis.
Assist with the bottom up period WSSI forecast review process, with supporting analysis to support HOM and MPM periodic meetings.
Weekly trade commentary and supporting analysis for distribution to the leadership team and wider business.
Identification of risks & opportunities within weekly trade, focusing on key country / channel specifics.
Produce specific analysis / insight for the commercial teams through country, divisional and attribute reviews.
Support in trade plan review and execution, inclusive of markdown and promotional costing reviews and upload execution. Enabling top down and bottom-up reviews across product divisions, drilling down at country level to drive profit maximisation.
Management of Clothing country daily sales forecast, providing insight and commentary for leadership.
Working with our Tools, Systems and Business Intelligence team to drive simplification throughout the Home and Clothing Business.
Assist with Trade Planning Calendars, Promotional Activity and the Business Workplan- cascading this to all divisions.
A key link in the management of commercial and financial processes including close of half, end of year, recode processes in conjunction with product commercial teams.
A super user on all systems.
Assist with analysing market trends, understand key competitors & external factors and update the team on changing conditions.
You will need:
A track record of delivering work in an accurate and timely fashion.
Previous experience in retail, customer or commercially focused roles.
A proven communicator with good influencing skills.
A background in merchandising.
Merchandise Administration experience required (within a commercial team is beneficial).
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What's in it for you:
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us:
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.
We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility
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