Inbound Planning & Data Reporting Manager

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Job Description

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...

• 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 defining and building the future state Inbound planning capability while running the processes we have in place today to improve performance tactically and deliver strategic change
• Accountable for improving visibility of stock flow and the flow of stock into the network
• Supporting the Commercial teams, Sourcing, Network Development and Logistics Operations in delivery flow of product from FOB to UK network. Ensuring these are delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective way so that availability of product in the correct quantities is available as required and deliveries are on time
• The role will work across a range of business partners including Blue Yonder Development, Supply Chain & Logistics, sourcing, commercial operations, and merchandising
• Work closely with Data & Analytics team to continue developing and improving an efficient reporting solution across Inbound and Supply Planning

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of processes/functions. An understanding of the Clothing & Home critical path for new product launches, Buying and Merchandising processes, Freight and Logistics Operations, fundamentals of Supply Chain Planning (forecasting, planning, logistics operations, sourcing) is needed for this role
• Ability to develop people and coach them, so they are highly motivated, to ensure we are growing talent for the future of our supply chain Planning function
• Collaboration is key a key element of this role working with Supply Chain & Logistics, Planning Managers and Commercial teams
• Strong Analytical skills and able to utilise data to drive commercial decisions along side structured problem solving skills
• Commercial awareness of both M&S and our external competition

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.

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