Merchandise Planner

3 weeks ago

Walsall, United Kingdom Poundland Full time

**About the opportunity**:
We are currently recruiting for Merchandise Planners in various categories to join our Trading team based at our Customer Support Centre in Walsall. As the Merchandise Planner you will report into the Merchandise Planning Manager and you would be responsible for planning, controlling, and monitoring merchandise across our divisions.

As a Merchandise Planner, you will be working within the General Merchandise team in addition to working closely with the wider merchandising and buying team to ensure stock targets are achieved and availability is managed effectively.

This role will provide flexible working between our Customer Support Centre in Walsall and remote working.

**What you'll need...**:

- GM or Clothing background is preferred
- A minimum of three years of Merchandising experience
- Intermediate Excel Skills - advanced is desirable
- Previous knowledge of WSSI
- Knowledge of Oracle would be advantageous
- Financial, Fashion or Merchandising degree is desirable
- Proven analytical skills with excellent communication, both written and verbal

**What we can offer...**:

- Competitive salary
- Potential to earn bonus
- Free on-site car park
- Onsite coffee lounge
- Discount Card - 10% discount on most purchases in store including PEP&CO
- Family Friendly Benefits
- Loyal Service Awards
- My Staff Shop - exclusive discount portal
- Apprenticeships & Career Development
- Life Assurance Cover
- Health & Wellbeing - employee assistance programme to support you
- Holiday Allowance - increasing by one day per year (up to 33 days), Holiday Allowance - 33 days, along with the option to purchase additional holiday (annually)
- Pension
- Birthdays are important, so each year, you can take the day off as an extra day’s holiday

**About us...**:
From one store in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990 to more than 850 across the UK and the Republic of Ireland today, Poundland & Dealz has developed a reputation for offering top brands and quality own-brand products at an amazing value. We sell everything from food and drink to DIY, pet products to stationery, not forgetting our very own fashion brand, PEP&CO. We have recently invested £45 million in the business, opened new stores and revamped existing ones. We’re on an exciting journey, and you can be a part of it.

We’re part of a much larger group in Europe called Pepco which has 3,000 stores in 17 territories serving 50 million shoppers, and the size of our business means there are so many opportunities for you to come and join us. From our retail stores to our support and distribution centres, everywhere you see Poundland and Dealz, you’ll find passionate and knowledgeable colleagues delivering amazing service to our customers. Once you’re part of our family, we’ll give you everything you need to be the best you can be, from training to coaching and mentoring. Our seven core values and seven leadership principles steer how we do business. They give us the building blocks to create a culture where everybody thrives, and sustainability is at the top of our agenda.

**What You'll be doing...**:
As a Merchandise Planner, your duties will consist of:

- Critical path management of your category as well as any promotional offers
- Ensuring the flow of inbound and outbound stock replenishment is managed effectively
- Monitoring of the Weekly Sales and Stock Intake plan (WSSI) tools to ensure it reflects the most accurate data, as well as forecasting WSSI following the release of actual performance data
- Preparing and delivering category reports and insights every week

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