Store Estate Planner

SummaryM&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation. We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food This is M&S Food.We have a flexible / hybrid approach - talk to us about part time or job share opportunities in this role, if it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.All the detailsWhats in it for you Being a part of M&S is exactly that becoming a part and playing your part. Were an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something were proud of at M&S. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes. Charity Volunteer Day A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes. What youll do
Your key accountabilities will include
You will be responsible for coordinating the successful set up of all new Convenience stores in the Foods forecast and ordering systems, ensuring that the stores launch with the right products and in appropriate volumes representing the best of M&S to our customers from the day of launch.
Be accountable for the store level forecast and allocation for your new stores, renewal stores and closures spanning the Channel Islands UK and Ireland.
Actively seek opportunities to improve store sales, availability, and waste to drive positive volume and sales growth. Root-cause and identify opportunities and risk to performance linked to range and space and liaise with our Commercial and SRD teams on next steps.
Support our Commercial teams in delivering brilliant Events and Phases with accurate stock placement and reacting to Partner/Retail feedback.
Utilise all tools and resources to provide accurate reporting, performance updates and data insight.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include
Strong mathematical skills key preferable to have some forecasting/allocation experience on RELEX
Strong analytical skills able to interpret data and offer solutions to improve performance in store and competent in Excel.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Problem solving ability to resolve complex issues, take risks and react with pace.
Decision-making ability to make decisions quickly based on varying levels of information.
Everyones welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. Thats why were revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Theres never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. Were an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
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