Modular Planning Analyst - Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Purpose: To build efficient merchandising range plans using customer led data to build efficient merchandising range plans, having responsibility  to deliver end to end efficiencies through the range build, driving sales and volume across all formats. 

Find your role 

The Modular Planner sit within Space, Range and Display Team within the Supply chain function. They are pivotal to in deploying the correct ranging decisions by store. Informed by insights they will create clustered specific ranges that are suitable and meet the needs of all our customers whilst supporting the business strategies.  

You will be responsible for managing your own workload, managing stakeholder communication and expectations throughout the critical path and ensuring that all stages of the activity are delivered to a high standard with a level of detail that ensures smooth delivery in each stage of the critical path. You will work closely with our Commercial and Range Analyst Team to build these plans ensuring their alignment to the Supply Chain strategy, landing the Merchandising briefs right first time.  

We work in a fast-paced environment, where we always look to do things better with the ambition to simplify processes. You’ll work collaboratively with Commercial, Retail, Space, Range and Property and must have strong communication skills with the ability to influence and cascade.  

You Will 

Implement range activity, informed by Business and trading strategies, data analysis and customer insight across all formats 

Manage and execute activity in line with the critical path, fulfilling all key milestones & escalate risks in a timely manner  

Manage the Dept category in line with target metrics including, SKU count, market data, sales, availability, inventory and shrink/waste  

Embrace Future systems & use new data and tool enhancement  

Engage with stakeholders across the business (and stores) to ensure we land all activity right first time, attending ATC calls 

Implement category Midi space, Modular Planning trials and kit developments to drive sales and efficiencies in line with strategy  

Understand the competition, best in class execution and developing innovative ideas  

Ensure we execute with excellence through accurate admin and continual checks, ensuring you respond to issues in a timely manner hitting 7 day Service now SLA 

Review all activity landed, taking into account the customer, colleague and sales performance to capture celebrations and learnings feeding into the PLR’s 

Run store specific POS allocations to submit to the Instore coms team  

Attend and support EWYC on key activity 

Let's find out about you: 

You will be able to manage your own workload, being able to prioritise projects and ad-hoc requests where necessary, ensuring project milestones are achieved. 

You will have a keen eye for detail, ensuring the detail shared with the wider team is of the highest standard. 

You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and be confident presenting your work. 

Have data analytics skills to identify trends. 

You must have the ability to adapt to significant change and challenges, finding creative ways to overcome barriers. 

Computer literate – with good experience of MS Excel and Powerpoint.