F&F Merchandising Administrator - Hatfield

About The F&F Merchandising Team

The F&F merchandising team are responsible for making sure that F&F customers can buy great quality products at the right price. The merchandising team will work to ensure that the products bought will deliver the sales and profit targets, whilst continually managing stock levels. The Merchandising teams work directly with their respective Buying teams and also work closely with other teams across F&F including Store Stock Planning, Marketing and Design.

As a Merchandising Administrator, you will be accountable for maintaining all key merchandising systems and tools. Your team will consist of an Assistant Merchandise Planner and a Merchandise Planner or Merchandise Planning manager.

The Role Merchandising Administrator

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:

• Being the key contact for intake and distribution on my department
• Tracking OCs and POs and be the point of contact for suppliers and hubs
• Updating POs and ensuring that housekeeping is up to date to maintain accurate intake forecasts for the area
• Updating my team on intake and supplier delivery issues to ensure any problems are resolved quickly.
• Ensuring that all Critical Paths are up to date and ready for the weekly Critical Path Meetings.
• Keeping the launch tracker accurate and engage SSP on lines and initial stock levels to deliver 100% launch, flagging any issues. I respond quickly to store and supply chain queries.
• Understanding the management and throughput of stock from allocation to replenishment and stock required to deliver sales, work with SSP to make recommendations to maximise output.
• Managing the administration of the F&F range plan alongside my buying counterparts, ensuring product details are accurate as directed by my manager. I am organised and clear on our department workplan.
• Carrying out amendments to orders, and be the key point of contact for HSC in my team.
• Accurately setting up and run weekly trade reports and ad-hoc reports to provide performance insight.
• Undertaking analysis to understand department performance as directed by my manager.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

Youll need to have demonstrated experience of:

• Data analysis and report preparation
• MS Excel / Office
• Range planning tools
• Working in a Commercial / retail environment

Personal

• Able to build solid working relationships with peers and wider teams
• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data quickly and accurately