E-Comm & Dispatch Stock Planner

Our Planning team are essential to delivering the products our customers want through a service they love! Are you looking to broaden your career? Then we have an exciting opportunity for an E-Commerce Dispatch & Stock Planner to join our Network Planning Team within Supply Chain & Logistics.

This role is responsible for building and agreeing accurate Clothing & Home site intake plans for our Distribution Centre at Donington and demand requirements for Ecomm to support our omnichannel business. This involves the modelling and analytics which underpin the Ecomm plans, recommending appropriate changes to meet the needs of the business, addressing operational challenges as and when required and working across the broader business to drive further accuracy in the plans and dealing with network-related queries.

NB: As part of the application process, you will be required to upload a copy of your CV and if are selected for interview then you will be required to complete an online assessment.

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Responsible for the Management Information (MI) to help assist the engagement with business operations and sites
• Set up 12-week network plans to deliver key trading periods E.g. Season Launches, Department Campaign, Promotions
• Model network for various scenarios where required E.g. Intake delays, network transition , create, share and feedback solutions
• Daily review of outbound capacities for the Ecomm operation. Working with the Forecasting Team to understand where commercial requirements have changed and working within the capabilities of the warehouse
• Drive improvements to Availability DWA through Inbound prioritisation via Direct POs and Allocation and flexing Outbound capacities to Ecomm and Stores

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Good commercial and analytical skills and the ability to utilise Data Analytics
• Highly organised and diligent in your working approach to achieve the required timelines
• Experience of Supply Chain Planning principles and practices, with a good understanding of logistics distribution networks and planning
• Knowledge of business IT and MI systems, i.e. (Excel (advanced) / Spotfire / Availability Dashboard / DPM & Business Objects)
• Communication & Presentation Skills

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen!

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.