Supply Chain Senior Officer

Salary: £40,800 – £45,600 per year

Supply Chain Senior Officer (Promotions Team)

The HO Promotions department is instrumental in the organisation and implementation of weekly promotional activity, including Limited Offers, Non Food, Plants and Seasonal Campaigns. The role involves managing one of the key promotional areas, working closely with stakeholders from across the business to drive the promotional area forward by optimising existing processes and identifying new opportunities. The role will involve daily communication with various stakeholders, including Buying, Supply Chain, Marketing, Merchandising and Regional Distribution Centres.

We’re making the final preparations and getting ready to move into our brand new head office, Lidl House, in Tolworth. It’s light, spacious and has state of the art breakout spaces, an on-site barista and gym and much more, making it the perfect place to meet colleagues and achieve your potential. We’re expecting to move in before the end of the year and we can’t wait for you join Lidl!

What you’ll do

End-to-end campaign management of a key Promotional area driving Promotional Turnover share
Demand planning, volume forecasting and stock allocation for our regional distribution centres
Working closely with team members to set up Limited Offers, Non-Food & Seasonal promotions in our systems
Reviewing KPIs, monitoring performance when promotions are live and making decisions for future campaign implementations
Sales analysis and central decisions for price changes and stock returns to maximise stores merchandising space and turnover and minimise write offs
Communicating and liaising with other departments such as Buying, Marketing, Logistics, the Regions and International
Identifying ways to improve our allocation quality and stock availability in stores
Optimising Supply Chain processes and involvement in projects
Providing technical solutions and support to regional Supply Chain teams
What you’ll need

Previous experience in either Supply Chain or Logistics preferred
Self-motivated with exemplary organisational skills, able to multi -task and manage their own work load
Entrepreneurial with the ability to frequently question existing processes and improve them
Proactive, approaching problems logically
Excellent communication with the confidence and composure to liaise with internal departments
Proven data driven mindset
Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail
Excellent time management skills with the ability to work to critical deadlines
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and presentation skills
Positive can-do attitude with the willingness to learn
An engaged team player
A high degree of adaptability
What you’ll receive

This isn’t getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We’re proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £40,800 – £45,600 (depending on experience) with an additional non-contractual 10% London weighting and a generous holiday allowance. Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with an in store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.