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About the Role
Join an experienced team of Merchandising Partners in the John Lewis Commercial team, managing millions of pounds worth of stock weekly across all product categories. This fast-paced role involves daily analysis of stock flow and supplier availability, proposing actions to support trading activity, and building relationships with internal teams and external suppliers. You will focus on one product category, with opportunities to influence operations.
Responsibilities
- Using various systems to run and create reports for analysis of sales and stock levels.
- Maintaining and adjusting product-level forecasts using insight and analysis to allocate stock for promotions, marketing campaigns, and new season launches.
- Building effective relationships with internal teams and external suppliers to support category profitability.
- Raising orders with suppliers based on product-level forecasts, managing order adjustments for availability, and chasing late or missing orders.
- Maximizing availability and minimizing out-of-stocks across all channels, identifying opportunities to drive trade.
Requirements
- An analytical mindset with experience in data analysis and making recommendations.
- Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working collaboratively.
- Understanding of making informed decisions that support key business objectives.
- Experience working in an agile manner, managing workloads effectively in a high-pressure environment.
Skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proactive and initiative-driven with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Understanding of the John Lewis Partnership and the wider retail industry.
- Advanced knowledge of Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel is an advantage.
Location
- London Central Office, Pimlico
- London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, SW1V 2QQ
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Partnership Level 9
Salary/Compensations
- £28,000.00 - £38,900.00
- Up to £32,000
Benefits
- Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour for time worked between 22:00 - 06:00.
About the Company
- We’re the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.
- We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.
- We’re focused on being brilliant at retail, continuing to innovate, adapt and diversify.
- As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards.
- We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
- We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong, embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE.
- Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
Equal Opportunity
- Some roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates).
- We encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.
- Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some roles.
- We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working.
- This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.