Commercial Planning Analyst
Posted 1 week ago by Howdens Joinery on CVLibrary
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Raunds, Northamptonshire
Summary: Join Howdens as a Commercial Planning Analyst in Raunds, Northamptonshire, where you will support product launches and promotional schedules within a key team of a FTSE 100 company. This role involves coordinating events and managing product introduction plans to maximize margins and align with commercial strategies. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract requiring four days in the office and one day working from home. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and communication skills to engage with various stakeholders effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creation and maintenance of the core range of fast-moving and tactically important products for normal and peak trading periods.
- Managing and coordinating the timetable of events and liaising with Category teams for successful delivery of trading plans.
- Managing product introduction plans in line with trading plans and balancing with discontinuations.
- Supporting and influencing Supply Chain, Category, Digital, and Marketing Teams.
- Analysis of sales and stock data to produce recommendations.
- Creating, managing, and analyzing depot ROP and stock surveys to support product launches and promotions.
Key Skills:
- Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
- Strong analytical, quantitative/qualitative, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects with demanding deadlines.
- Experience in managing cross-functional change projects with strong project management skills.
- Good Excel skills for data presentation.
- Detail-oriented, assertive, and proactive with a high degree of energy and drive.
- Background in merchandising, category planning, or project support is suitable.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Raunds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other