Store Ordering Manager - Welwyn Garden City

The Store Ordering team are responsible for all food ordering from Depot to Store ensuring the right products are ordered at the right time to ensure availability to our customers. Store Ordering is made up of 4 teams, Forecasting, Operations, Systems Support & Stock Control.

The forecasting team focuses on the day to day forecast accuracy for all stores as well as all national & local events. Operations manage Fresh Food range changes, support profit and unnecessary waste & manage all seasonal fixed buys. Systems Support manage the ordering system from being the gatekeeper of our ordering system to opening & refreshing stores. Stock Control are the store facing side of Store Ordering managing the routines stores complete to improve stock record accuracy and support store ordering queries.

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the roles key responsibilities and measures:

• Creating & loading store merchandising plans following changes to space and range
• Building and reviewing store level sales forecasts and orders to support availability and managing stock levels
• Accurately inputting & managing the CR ordering system settings
• Building relationships and acting as the direct point of contact for store colleagues with all queries relating to ordering and availability for new, closure and refresh stores
• Engaging and collaborating with key stakeholders across the business to ensure a joined up approach
• Define and tracking performance against KPIs
• This role will best suit an individual who enjoys working as part of a team, is well organised, pragmatic and a lateral thinker with an inquisitive mind who is motivated to make change for the better and, most importantly, puts our customers first

Youll need to have demonstrated experience of:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills you must be able to articulate complex concepts to a diverse audience
• Extremely well organised with great planning skills and can be responsive to urgent matters
• Experienced in the use of the CR Ordering System & LM Ordering System
• Knowledge of Space, Range and Display including generating merchandising plans
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge including the use of pivot tables
• Intermediate SQL knowledge and able to run your own data
• Understanding of store routines and processes for stock and delivery

Personal

• Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, creativity, self-starter
• Able to build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership
• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation