Job Description

LEARN MORE ABOUT US AND THE ROLE:Do you have a thorough understanding of the retail planning process and the ability to influence both customers and internal stakeholders to drive results? Do you have a strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail?



If this sounds like you, we have an

exciting

opportunity to join our Tesco Strategic Account team as a Retail Merchandising Manager. Reporting to the Strategic Account Director, this is a wide-ranging, commercially focused and customer-facing role where you'll partner closely with Tesco to deliver operational excellence.



We are seeking a highly motivated individual with advanced Excel and strong analytical skills, combined with exceptional attention to detail. Experience in retail merchandising within a grocery retailer would be a significant advantage.

Key responsibilities include:

Planning, Trading & Strategy:


Lead planning, trading, and forecasting in partnership with Tesco, ensuring alignment with commercial goals. Develop stock strategies, working closely with Category Management, the Business Manager, Merchant Planner, Customer Operations, and the Seasonal Inventory team, to ensure accurate stock builds and minimise waste. Identify and assess all relevant factors, internal and external, with clear assumptions and contingency plans to successfully deliver against agreed plans. Communicate plans clearly to internal and external stakeholders to achieve agreed KPIs. Deliver the Trade Plan through regular performance analysis and evaluation to maximise sales. Build strong cross-functional relationships to collaboratively deliver KPIs. Identify and evaluate future strategic opportunities to drive customer sales and profitability. Define and set the Tesco Joint Business Plan alongside the Strategic Account Director and Business Manager. Calculate seasonal buys and store allocations, working closely with the customer to ensure margin targets are met.

Team Leadership & Financials:


Prepare and report on all financial and trading performance measures for the customer. Lead merchandising efforts to develop strategies that drive sales and increase profits. Manage and support your team, while influencing key people both inside and outside the business. Deliver the agreed Joint Business Plan with the customer. Contribute to the account's profit and loss, understanding how your decisions impact both finances and operations.

Experience and skills required for this role:

Essential:


Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical capability. Strong relationship-building skills, working collaboratively with both internal and external partners. Commercially astute with the ability to influence business decisions that drive profit growth. Deep understanding of retail planning processes and the ability to influence both customers and internal stakeholders. Experience managing and developing a small team.

Desirable:


Proficient with Alteryx and Tableau (preferred but not essential). Retail merchandising experience, ideally within a grocery retailer.

If you're ready to contribute and make an impact, apply today!

WHO WE ARE
We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards, gift dressings and party supplies products created for life's big events, special occasions, and those "saw-this-and-thought-of-you" moments in life.



Along with our sister company John Sands, who are based in Australia and New Zealand, we're part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.



As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK, we are the celebrations destination. You'll find our amazing products in major supermarkets, high street retailers, and independent stores across the UK and internationally, as well as digital online marketplaces.

Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.

Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:



- Eligibility for company bonus scheme (based on company performance)
Hybrid Working, working from home and our Dewsbury offices with flexibility around start and finish times

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

- Employee Referral Scheme

- Free onsite parking at Head Office sites

- Employee discount shop

- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme

- Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 7

- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

- Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders

- Employee Recognition scheme



So if you have a passion for greeting cards and celebrations products and would love to be part of a talented team, you're in the right place!