Food Supply Planner - 18-month fixed term contract

We are currently recruiting for a Food Supply Planner to join our Food Supply team here at Harrods on an 18-month fixed term contract.

About the Role  

The Food Supply Planner manages food product availability effectively within Harrods’ Food Halls, Restaurants and Kitchens to ensure the right stock is in the right place at the right time, in the right amount. The Food Supply Planner plays an integral role in maximising deport, shelf and kitchen availability whilst also managing waste, creating and managing product level forecasts and driving supplier performance.

The Food Supply Planner is responsible for availability, waste, and purchase order management, forecasting and budgeting, replenishment across all selling sites, and ensuring all data points and systems are kept up to date. Building strong relationship with buying teams, suppliers, retail, restaurants and kitchens is a key part of this role to ensure growth, sales and profit are all maximised.

Please note, this role will include weekend cover (one in every six Saturdays), compensated with lieu time.

About You  

You will have previous Supply Chain experience, with sound expertise in product availability. You will have good PC literacy skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel – previous knowledge of SAP would be beneficial but is not mandatory. 

You’ll also – 

• Have brilliant relationships building skills, with internal and external parties. 
• Have excellent time-management skills and the ability and willingness to multi-task.
• Have high attention to detail.
• Have Effective prioritisation skills and ability to manage workload, achieve targets and meet deadlines.
• Be flexible and ready to adapt to changing priorities.

About Us 

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences. 
  
Our Promise to You 
 
Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.
In return, you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 22 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants) and a season ticket loan. 
  
Uniquely You 
 
At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Harrods and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply.

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