Assistant Merchandise Planner

Job Introduction

Embark on an exciting career path with a Cardfactory! Are you equipped with the skills to strategise, organise, and drive merchandise success?

Join us as an Assistant Merchandise Planner at Cardfactory, where you’ll be instrumental in ensuring our products are strategically stocked across our stores. Your role encompasses overseeing stock allocations, managing replenishments, and ensuring timely delivery to our customers. Leverage your analytical prowess, mastery of replenishment systems, and a keen eye for shelf availability to boost our operational efficiency and effectiveness. By forecasting with precision and managing inventory changes meticulously, you’ll help maintain optimal stock levels, ensuring high availability with minimal overstock.

At Cardfactory, we’re committed to unlocking our team’s potential. Here, you’ll have the chance to flex your merchandising muscles, lead projects, and make a tangible impact on our growth. We value your unique ideas and perspectives—bring your creativity to the table!

We support a flexible working model, offering the chance to work from our Wakefield office, with convenient access to the M1 and complimentary parking, twice a week, as well as the option to work remotely.

Role Responsibility

• Manage stock ownership at SKU/store level and process order allocations.
• Improve forecast accuracy for store/SKU to enhance year-on-year performance.
• Predict future sales, considering seasonal and promotional activities, to ensure optimal in-store availability.
• Fulfil new store stock plans and range launches within set timeframes.
• Maintain system updates with stock data and generate stock reports.
• Address third-party stock, delivery, and invoice issues promptly and professionally.
• Oversee both internal and external purchase order processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers and stock control for timely order completion.
• Handle international bookings and documentation, including customs, for third-party deliveries.
• Ensure precise purchase order management and forecasting in merchandising systems to assist the Inventory Management Analyst.

The Ideal Candidate

• Good knowledge/experience of Supply Chain and Stock Management principles/processes
• Good knowledge of Excel, Relex similar replenishment systems
• Good written and verbal communications skills at all levels
• Experience in Supply Chain / Store Stock Management / Logistics / Operations
• Demonstrable drive & commitment and willingness to learn and adapt
• Good levels of planning, organisational skills and the ability to multi task
• Experience working in a retail environment is advantageous, but not essential
• Strong analytical & numerical skills

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.  

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Benefits

• 25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support       
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym memberships and mobile phone contracts
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Family leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies, please.

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