Supply Planner

2 weeks ago


Wellingborough, United Kingdom Booker Group Full time

About the role

Booker Group are recruiting for a Supply Planner role working out of our head office at Equity House in Wellingborough. 

In this role, you will be responsible for complete end to end planning and flow of stock from supplier to stores and customers for short life products under your control, utilising collected data to maximise availability, whilst minimising inventory and wastage.

Role Responsibility

  • Manage portfolio of products and suppliers
  • Ensuring all processes remain GSCOP compliant.
  • Manage process changes in branch orderable products.
  • Root causing out of stock and ensure key issues are clearly communicated.
  • Manage poor performing suppliers
  • Ensuring service level and stockholding targets are achieved and maintained.
  • Ensure that smooth intake planning is achieved by adhering to correct processes.
  • Manage and ensure that the value of delisted stock and Overstocks does not exceed the company targets set.
  • Seasonality is identified and pro-active planning is put in place to ensure on-shelf availability targets are met.
  • Identifying and responding to trends 
  • Ensuring the launch of new lines 
  • Promotional and normal sales forecasts are reviewed, monitored and maintained to ensure on-shelf availability targets are met.
  • To ensure maximum availability for the start and during all event activity, ensuring that critical timescales are adhered to and issues escalated to the correct level.
  • Fostering good working relationship with the trading team ensuring that a daily route of communication is in place in order to deliver the best service to customer.
  • All company policies and procedures implemented to be adhered to.
  • Any issues that arise are escalated to the relevant person/persons

You will need

  • Exceptional communication & stakeholder management
  • Be able to work independently, to problem solve 
  • Attention to detail, writing of reports, interpreting data and keeping of accurate records
  • Maintain knowledge of relevant markets  and market developments
  • Ability to flex work approach     
  • Experience relevant for this job:
  • Experience in working in FMCG 
  • Have a proven record of working autonomously as well as part of a Team.

Whats 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:

  • A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
  • 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.
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
  • Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
  • 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.
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
  • Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
  • An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
  • 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.
  • Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
  • Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
  • Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
  • A great holiday package

About The Company

Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker.

Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.

Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and service for all our customers.

Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.

Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*


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