Central Merchandise Planning Analyst

Job title:

Central Merchandise Planning Analyst

Company:

The Works Stores

Job description

LocationHybrid: 1-2 days at our Support Centre in Coleshill, Birmingham.Why The Works?🏆 10th Best Big Company to Work For 2024 – ‘Best Companies’We don’t just sell products.
We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.The Works. It literally means everything. And whatever your story or background, we’re all about unlocking imagination and making creativity accessible to everyone. Whether you’re engaging with customers on the frontline or supporting our colleagues behind the scenes, your impact can be profound and far-reaching.This is more than toys and books and art supplies. This is about inspiring people to read, learn, create and play. So, with the right passion, it all starts with you.Become a Central Merchandise Planning AnalystAs a Central Merchandising Planning Analyst, your role will be at the heart of analysing business process, identifying areas for improvement, helping design solutions that meet our business objectives and enhance the operational efficiency of all things related to Space Optimisation and Merchandise Planning.Your Mission

• Create & maintain centralised reporting and appropriate trackers to support pillars with ad-hoc, weekly & seasonal KPI reporting
• Support Pillars in optimising sales, stock holding, margin and availability.
• Provide weekly seasonal and ad hoc analysis of range and promotional performance vs plan to inform relevant actions.
• Channel reporting (store / web) both weekly and ad hoc reporting consolidated centrally
• Ongoing space and density analysis and recommendations to ensure optimisation of the store estate
• WSSI exceptions reporting to ensure consistency and alignment
• Stockflow and DC capacity planning – identifying and highlighting challenges vs stock targets from the point of order raising through to DC
• Create and maintain appropriate trackers and planners to allow full visibility of range make up and performance vs plan
• Coordinate Sale clearance central roll ups and costings through to weekly sell through reporting
• Develop Solutions – Propose and implement solutions to enhance business operations, which may include new software, processes, or systems.
• Support Implementation – Assist in the implementation of new systems and processes, providing training and support to team.

Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• Strong Excel; analytical skills and problem-solving skills to assess business needs and develop effective solutions.
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with data analysis tools, business intelligence software, and project management methodologies.
• Confidence to initiate process improvements and the tenacity to see them through to completion
• Strong numerical skills and ability to analyse and interpret data with recommendations
• Demonstrable experience of working in a fast paced trading environment
• Recent comparable experience, with a proven track record in a Central Merchandise Planning or Merchandising/Supply Chain

Our PERKS really are ‘The Works’

• 💪 25% Colleague Discount! – Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
• 😎 MyWorks – Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more

• 🏡 Family Friendly Leave – Enjoy some time well spent with enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• 🚀 Holiday – 33 days including bank holidays.
• 💃 Holiday Purchase – Purchase an additional 5 days
• 🎓 Can-Do Academy – Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• 💸 Wagestream – Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
• 🏬 Share Scheme – Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• 💛 24/7 support for you and your family – Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• 🩺 Healthcare Cash Plan – To support your everyday healthcare costs
• 🥳 And loads more! – Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.

Our PurposeTo inspire reading. learning, creativity and play – making lives more fulfilled.Our ValuesWe are Crafty | We are Caring | We are Can-doWe Listen. We CareEach year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what’s going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you’ve ever worked! You’ll have opportunity to help give us that direction.Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable AdjustmentsAt The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And, where possible, we’ll try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments for an interview you might attend with us, let us know in your application and we’ll be happy to help!We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member’s memory.You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. #Itallstartswithyou

Expected salary

Location

Coleshill, Warwickshire

Job date

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:55:19 GMT

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