Forecaster Supply Chain Planning
3 months ago
**Summary**
Our Planning teams deliver the products our customers want through a service they love. We’re transforming our Supply Chain processes to enable data-driven decision-making, and we need you to help drive tangible business outcomes
The role of a Forecaster is to maximise DWA and therefore sales, by creating accurate short term demand plans disaggregated into subsets of product groupings and department level. So that our forecasts are set in line with the trading strategy to place right stock in right location, so we can deliver our sales plan.
Please note this role is a 12-month Fixed Term opportunity.
**What’s in it for you**
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special
20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
29 days holiday including bank holidays
Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes
**What you’ll do**
Your key accountabilities will include
- Improving forecast accuracy across subsets of product groupings and/or departments
- Delivering forecast accuracy Key Performance Indicators at minus week 1 and minus week 4 horizons at stroke and colour level
- Delivering forecast accuracy and bias improvements at product and size location-day level
- Amending changes to forecasts
- Ensuring forecasting accuracy/bias and alignment or variance to SSI/MP is visible to BU/departments
**Who you are**
Your skills and experience will include
- Experience of the different statistical forecasting techniques and tools
- A proven understanding of sales forecasting, supply chain processes and Inventory planning standard methodology
- Ability to perform detailed analysis in Microsoft Excel alongside the capability to use analytics tools, e.g. JDA, SQL, databases, Spotfire
- Ability to build strong cross functional relationships and challenge, influence and persuade others to move towards a common vision or goal
LI-ME1
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
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