Merchandise Planning Manager - Dine - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

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Merchandise Planning Manager - Dine - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

Sector: Retail and Wholesale
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

About the role
We are on the lookout for a Merchandising Planning Manager to join our Dine team on a 9 month fixed term contract. We are looking for someone who will be able to plan and ensure the delivery of great merchandising for the department. You will balance exceptional delivery for customers on what matters and engage teams and colleagues with the needs of the business. You will also be able to develop your team of Assistant Merchandise Planners.

You will be responsible for:

1. Building customer/ market insight led ranges for my department with buying colleagues.
2. Owning departmental range building process (working with SRD), ensuring the best range to meet customer and Tesco's needs (inc. maximising sales, profit density and space) always looking for opportunities and identifying gaps.
3. Ensuring the ranging process (inc. range changes) for my department adheres to the critical path, meets customer needs. Contributing to the post launch review process.
4. Delivering my part in the category trade and events plan (and associated sales, markdown, and margin targets), adapting the plan in response to market changes.
5. Working with buying and suppliers to confirm department capacity requirements and order management critical path.
6. Managing departmental Weekly Sales & Stock Intake (WSSI), addressing gaps between forecast and budget and highlight risks and opportunities.
7. Creating exit plans to clear stock (inc. markdowns) in line with CAYG guidelines whilst optimising profitability.
8. Overseeing Monday Trade Reporting and linked meetings, next step actioning in response to trading conditions including changes to weekly pricing/ markdown.
9. Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best.
10. Forecasting and managing my budgets effectively, always being cost conscious.
11. Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.
12. Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them their opportunity to do their best.

You will need:

1. Influencing and stakeholder management.
2. Range and trade planning.
3. Range building process.
4. WSSI Management.
5. Data analysis and numeracy.
6. MS Office (esp. Excel).
7. Merchandising systems.
8. Commercial merchandising experience.
9. Category management (from strategy/planning to exit management).
10. Leading and developing teams.

What's in it for you?
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About Us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.