About this role
This is a hugely exciting time to join the Store Estate Team. With Renewals and new stores at the heart of the business strategy, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in delivering transformative changes to the Store Estate.
In your role as a Store Estate Planner, you will be responsible for planning and handling accurate stock volumes and sales forecasts for new store openings and Renewal stores. You will continue to actively support these business-critical stores for up to a year and ensure that they are best supported with strong availability and minimal waste to deliver profitable sales. You will work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the Support Centre and with store teams to deliver brilliant launches and use insight and data to help make recommendations to maximise profitability. You will be passionate and proactive in identifying commercial opportunities to help satisfy customer demand and deliver incremental sales.
The role will also involve supporting closure stores and handling the stock run-down process in a profitable and controlled approach.
Please note that this role will require travel and overnight stays around store launch periods.
What you'll do
- Plan and deliver accurate stock volumes and sales forecasts in new store openings and Renewal launches. Proactively identify commercial opportunities to improve availability and drive profitable sales in new stores and Renewals
- Support new stores and Renewals with optimum inventory levels that deliver brilliant availability, minimal waste, and minimal stock backstage whilst working collaboratively with key partners and provide on-site support to deliver brilliant launches
- Build strong relationships with store colleagues and be the main point of contact for supply chain risks and opportunities
- Deliver the store closure critical path and manage the profitable reduction in stockholding
- Deliver the critical path for peak events and manage the forecast and inventory of hyper-care stores (Year 1 & 2 stores, Renewals)
Who you are
- Customer-first attitude – keeping the customer’s needs at the forefront of every decision
- Ability to communicate clearly and adapt message to different audiences
- Ability to make decisions quickly and effectively especially during periods of ambiguity
- Ability to build collaborative relationships within the Store Estate Team and with wider partners
- Competent in Excel and PowerBI
Everyone’s Welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail – disrupting, innovating and leading into a more inspiring digital era. We want diverse, representative teams where everyone can bring their whole selves to work.
If you need support or adjustments during recruitment, let us know in your application. Our team will make sure you have what you need to do your best.
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Other facts
About Marks & Spencer
At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.
For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do.
Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action.
We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future.
Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.
What you'll do
- The Store Estate Planner is responsible for planning stock volumes and sales forecasts for new and renewal store openings. They will also support store closures and manage stock run-down processes.
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