Vacancy Information
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Forecasting and Replenishment team at Greggs.
We can offer you:
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25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
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Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
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Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
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Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
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Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
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You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
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Defined contribution management pension scheme
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Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary
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Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
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Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
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Career progression and learning and development
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Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
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Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
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Cycle to Work scheme
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A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
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Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another
About the role
- This is a full-time role on a 2 year fixed term contract, however flexibility in this will be considered
- We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
- The base location for this role is Greggs House, Quorum Business Park near Newcastle, Ideally, you’ll live within one hour travel of this area
What you'll do
The opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join Greggs in Newcastle on a 2 year FTC to support the Forecast and Replenishment Retail team whilst they transition to a new SAP Forecast and Replenishment System. The main focus of the role will be to help design, build, train, migrate and support the team as they transition from one system to another via a shop rollout without impacting on the service to the shop teams.
This is a busy and varied role which requires someone who can work under pressure, able to manage priorities and change, whilst communicating across the business effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand the current retail forecast and replenishment operation (system and process) within the team.
- Understand how the replenishment team and forecasting team work together for product launches, seasonal campaigns and stock shortages.
- Understand the current stock allocation process and how this can be applied to new systems.
- Understand the reporting process and help develop and enhance KPIs.
- Attend SAP 4 Hana workshops to understand how the new system works, aid with the design work of the new system and help transition/train the team as we migrate to the new system.
- Take the opportunity to improve processes where possible when implementing the system, including the new shop process
- Understand the replenishment process for shops for non – demand related items.
- Ensuring robust communication across Retail teams, Category and Central Forecasting teams:
About you
You will fit right into this role if you:
- At least 2 years Supply Chain and Retail management experience
- Confident individual with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- An ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously within challenging deadlines
- Influential communication
- An ability to work cross-functionally within Greggs
- Highly numerate with strong PC skills and an ability to analyse information using Excel, Power BI and SAP experience also an advantage.
- Logical thinker with excellent problem solving skills
- Results focussed with strong planning and organisation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to influence at all levels whilst maintaining a strong customer focus
- Experience of system implementation desired
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Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels
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Can demonstrate a proven ability to provide excellence in customer service
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Have proven high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
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Have experience of, and the ability to multi-task and work with multiple priorities calmly and at pace
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Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills
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Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
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Have advanced IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams
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Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative
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Have advanced Excel skills to support with analysis and the ability to work with large data sets
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Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of analysing information and issues to identify current and potential problems and develop and implement workable solutions
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.