12 Month FTC
Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential
employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour,
nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.
Why Ocado?
At Ocado Logistics, your well-being is our priority. We are committed to nurturing your holistic development and
ensuring your journey with us is fulfilling. Our comprehensive benefits package includes a healthy work-life
balance, extensive healthcare coverage, competitive salaries, and exclusive employee discounts.
About us:
Ocado Logistics is the beating heart of our UK business, comprising a network of cutting-edge warehouses,
spokes, and offices across the country. Our customer-centric approach is fueled by a passionate team dedicated
to delivering an exceptional shopping experience.
About the role:
Lead a Planning function to build and monitor capacity plans across the mid-term using tools and reports provided by the Analytics function. Deputise for the Analytics Manager. Mentor/people manage more junior team members.
You will be:
1. Deputise for the Analytics Manager as required, leading key projects, mentoring/people manage more junior team members and providing guidance and support to the rest of the team.
2. Own mid to long term future plans in line with forecasted demand targets and available capacities, understanding the commercial trade offs that can affect them.
3. Monitor and track sales predictions and assess how operational constraints are affecting them, reporting key insights to more senior leadership.
4. Provide reporting and data based decision making support to a variety of stakeholders in the Logistics area and in some cases in other parts of the business.
5. Drive the improvement of selected KPIs through analysis of trends and root cause analysis.
6. Contribute to key cross departmental projects, presenting the results to relevant stakeholders.
7. Coordinate resources between various Planning functions.
8. Fulfil operational requests from different stakeholders.
You may also be expected to occasionally visit the different Customer Fulfillment Centre sites across the UK.
About you:
Excellent communication skills as the job includes daily interaction with Logistics management and other internal and external customers. Proven experience as a Planner, ideally within a logistics function. Preferred some leadership/people management experience. Strong data analysis and problem solving skills (essential). Proficient with Microsoft Excel (essential). Advanced Excel/GSheets; preferred some QGIS, VBA, SQL. Proactive workload management to timelines, ideally of a team or including some project management experience. Ability to work quickly and accurately. Commercially savvy eye for detail. Ability to collaborate with other departments in operationally critical activities (essential).
What we offer you:
Our award-winning recognition scheme celebrates your contributions. Your well-being is at the core of our
Offerings:
Flexible Work: Enjoy 30 days of 'work from anywhere' policy for a balanced life.
Wellbeing Support: Access dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme for holistic well-being.
Generous Leave: Begin with 25 days, growing to 27 after 5 years, with an option to buy more.
Pension Plan: Secure your future with our pension scheme, featuring up to 7% employer contribution matching.
Private Medical Cover: Rest easy with comprehensive private medical insurance.
Family-Friendly: We support your family with maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, and paternity leave.
Financial Aid: Get interest-free train tickets and join our Cycle to Work Scheme.
Shuttle Services: Convenient free shuttle buses connect you to work.
Share Schemes: Join exciting share plans to participate in our success.
Shopping Perks: Enjoy a 15% discount on Ocado.com and savings at popular retailers and restaurants.
Financial Protection: We offer Income Protection and Life Assurance for financial security.
We're dedicated to your well-being, professionally and personally. Unlock these exceptional benefits at Ocado
Logistics. Explore our employee-funded options, including Dental Insurance, Travel Insurance, and more through
Benefits+.
We’re in it together, we are proud of what we do, we can be even better.
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