This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of our Ireland Franchise business, supporting over 40 stores across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Working at the heart of the Ireland Supply Chain team, you'll own and influence key planning activity across the Franchise estate, partnering with Commercial, Category, Franchise and Retail teams to drive strong performance.
As our Ireland Franchise Planner, you'll lead short and long term planning activities, turning seasonal events, local opportunities, business changes and periods of disruption into clear supply chain actions. You'll use data, insight and collaboration to identify opportunities, manage risk and support sales growth across the Franchise estate.
This role involves balancing multiple priorities, interpreting complex information and making informed decisions that support both customer and business outcomes. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, using evidence, insight and planning expertise to influence decisions and improve performance. It's an opportunity to make a tangible impact in a growing business while helping to shape how we plan, collaborate and deliver results.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you’ll do
- Own forecasting, inventory and performance planning across the Ireland Franchise estate, making informed decisions that maximise availability, minimise waste and support sales growth.
- Translate seasonal events, local opportunities and business changes into clear supply chain plans, proactively identifying risks and opportunities to support performance.
- Use data, store insight and commercial understanding to identify trends, test assumptions and drive better business outcomes.
- Partner with Franchise Partners and stakeholders across Commercial, Retail and Supply Chain teams to align priorities and deliver results.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives, simplifying processes and implementing new ways of working that enhance customer and business performance.
Who you are
- Bring proven experience in forecasting, supply chain planning, inventory management or a highly analytical role where you've used data to shape business decisions.
- Make well considered decisions when balancing competing priorities, ambiguity and changing business requirements.
- Translate complex data and insight into clear actions that improve commercial and operational performance.
- Build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, influencing decisions through expertise, collaboration and evidence based thinking.
- Work effectively in a fast paced environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and delivering against commitments.
What’s in it for you?
Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.
Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:
- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
- Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
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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