Allocation & Replenishment Assistant

3 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Sainsburys Full time

**Allocation & Replenishment Assistant**
- 220008T3)

Our Allocation and Replenishment teams on General Merchandise are key to delivering our ‘brands that deliver’ retail strategy. We’re a friendly team who love data A cornerstone of our strategy is to use data led insight to help us create an environment our customers love to shop in, and part of that is having what they want, when they want it.

We absolutely see the value in allowing our colleagues to work flexibly and that’s why our ways of working policy allows you to maintain a great work/life balance and gives you the opportunity to make your hours work for you, with plenty of opportunity to work from home.

This is a pivotal role to ensure that we have the right stock in the right place at the right time. you’ll help us to make sure that we’ve got the goods every time and support the Merchandising and Central A&R team to plan and execute inventory at sku/store level for the relevant category/channel to successfully achieve sales, profit, margin and stock targets. You’ll be working collaboratively with the merchandising team to maximise inventory for events and new store openings as well as providing great customer service to our stores.

**As a Allocation & Replenishment Assistant you’ll**:

- Have ownership of stock at sku/store level across all selling channels (Sainsbury’s and Argos)
- Deliver store/sku forecast accuracy improvements that can influence stock buys and markdown activities, delivering significant YOY improvement
- Execute the delivery of options into all channels with Merchandising
- Execute and measure Range launch with Merchandising
- Manipulate category A&R parameters to manage the flow of clearance/DD stock to minimise markdown costs while maximising sales
- Forecast future sales demand at store level for a set of categories to capture seasonal events, promotional activity and markdown to maximise availability in store
- Ensure new store stock build plans are achieved in agreed timeframes
- Ensure on time delivery of new range launches, plinths ends and all event activity

**Our Allocation & Replenishment team would love to see**:

- Good knowledge/experience of Supply Chain and Stock Management principles/processes
- Good knowledge of Excel, Word, AIP or similar replenishment systems
- Good communications skills at all levels
- Experience in Supply Chain / Store Stock Management / Logistics / Operations
- Demonstrable drive & commitment and willingness to learn and adapt
- Good levels of planning, organisational skills and the ability to multi task

**Why Sainsbury’s**

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

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**Primary Location**: GB-GB-Milton Keynes

**Work Locations**: Argos - Avebury and Home Sainsbury's Argos 489-499 Avebury BoulevardSaxon Gate West Milton Keynes MK9 2NW

**Job**: Allocation & Replenishment

**Schedule**: Full-time

**Advertised Salary** Competitive plus benefits



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