Merchandise Planner

4 weeks ago


Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Retail Ltd Full time
About this role

The Merchandise Planner is responsible for the optimisation of stock levels for their department on Ocado.com. They will have full accountability for the stock holding, availability and warehouse space utilisation across a specified set of categories and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4-5 years of experience working as a Merchandise Planner, with experience ideally within online sales in the Homeware, Beauty, Clothing and/or Healthcare sectors.

Key responsibilities

Forecasting Stock and Business Trading - macro (category/supplier) and micro (SKU) level forecasting across a defined product area.
Long term stock projections for new season launches working in line with the financial KPIs, OTB budgets, promotional plans and planned visibility.
Daily validation & placing of system generated weekly purchase orders with complete focus on maintaining high standards of sales-weighted availability.
Working with the product buying team to maximise sales and achieve KPI's cash sales, basket, margin, sales-weighted availability, stock holding and aged stock.
Prepare & present reporting on KPIs for weekly trade meetings complete with proactive recommendations on actions to be taken.
Managing availability and stock levels throughout the season, identifying and handling gaps between forecasts and trading actuals.
Using reporting tools to analyse and understand performance and opportunities. Analysing past sales figures & trends to anticipate future product performance.
Ensuring the space within our warehouses is utilised in a profitable manner and that adequate space is available for planned inbound volumes throughout the season.

Requirements

A minimum of 4-5 years of experience working as a Merchandise Planner.
Experience ideally within online sales in the Homeware, Beauty, Clothing and/or Healthcare sectors.

What We Offer You

At Ocado, we value our employees and want to ensure you are rewarded for your contribution through competitive salaries and fantastic benefits including:
Hybrid working
Free onsite parking and free shuttle service from Hatfield station
Regular socials
26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
15% Ocado discount and 20% Marks and Spencer discount
Private Medical insurance
Income Protection & Life Assurance
Enhanced Pension Scheme (with 7% matching)
Exciting company benefits through Reward Gateway
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