Stock Deployment Planner

**Your role in a nutshell**:
**More about the role**:

- Manage the allocation of stock to our regional DCs on time in full, optimising stock in central and regional locations.
- Reduce excess inventory and keep the appropriate weeks cover in regional DCs.
- Manage stock arbitration of constrained articles to maximise sales.
- Understand local marketing plans and activity to ensure flawless execution, focusing on critical deliveries to support launch/event dates.
- Communicate proactive plans and impact to regional DCs in the event of launch delays.
- Continually upgrade deployment processes to improve efficiencies across all regional DCs.
- Calculation of safety parameters and lead times to account for volatility and market fluctuation and update and maintain system parameters in SAP.

**What we look for**:

- Experience in Supply chain planning roles
- Understanding of supply chain best-practice and supply chain operational process
- Demonstrate knowledge of forecasting and inventory management
- Systems experience in inventory planning
- Ability to influence cross-functionally
- Analytical approach in decision making
- Experience using SAP
- Extensive use of excel and with an excellent knowledge of formulas essential.
- IT proficient using MS tools
- Good analytical skills & attention to detail
- Methodical working approach
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter who is curious to explore new ways of working

**The Body Shop**:
When Anita Roddick founded The Body Shop in 1976, she had a vision. Business as a force for good - that’s us. Over 40 years later, we’re proud to be pioneering cruelty-free beauty every step of the way. We’re the original ethical beauty brand. We’ve got a thing for empowering people and enriching our planet. We’re all about keeping it real, in every way possible. Our activist roots remain a huge part of everything we do, from our iconic window posters to our vegetarian products to our infamous campaigns. We’re never afraid to stand up and speak the truth. We like to do things a little differently around here.

The Body Shop, along with Aesop and Natura, is part of Natura & Co, a global, multi-channel and multi-brand cosmetics group that is committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. Group owner Natura is Brazil's number one cosmetics manufacturer. Sustainable development has been the company's guiding principle since it was founded in 1969. In fact, this is an incredibly exciting time for The Body Shop. We’re fighting for what we believe in now more than ever. No holding back. Breaking the mould has always come naturally to us, and we need someone who’s not afraid to mix things up.

**Benefits**:
23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and the opportunity to buy more

1 Self Love Day - An extra day off per year to recharge and focus on what you love to do most

3 additional days a year to volunteer in the local community to support the causes you feel most passionate about

Hybrid working - with up to 60% of your time working remotely

6% contributory pension plan (that rises with loyalty)

Discretionary bonus scheme

LOVE Money - Money from us to spend on YOUR wellbeing - pamper yourself on us. Every year.

50% employee discount on our products and access to sample sales

Access to Perks at Work, our online shopping channel with exclusive deals & discounts

Access to our Nourish platform, where you have access at certain times of the year to fantastic benefits such as; Buying/Selling holiday, Pension Top Up, Private Medical Insurance options, Green Car Benefits, Cycle to Work scheme, on site nursery (for Littlehampton colleagues)

Life Assurance

EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - we work with experts to support you on all aspects of your Wellbeing: Physical, Mental and Financial.

**Diversity Statement**: