Graduate Commercial Planner

Job Description

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.K.’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering , passion, and inspiration through breath-taking bouquets.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 900 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

MM Flowers’ values and behaviours form the basis of our culture and are a guide to the way we work as individuals, in teams and with our customers, They can be used as a guide and a reference to support processes such as team development, performance management, recruitment, identification of talent, and on-going coaching to support the delivery of our ambitious growth plans.

Creating Meaningful Moments that do good for people, and our planet.

We are currently looking for a Display Planner

• To execute planograms that make product areas easy for customers to shop, support ‘best in town’ display principles and & efficient replenishment.
• To provide a customer & operational perspective with regards to display within the category.
• Partners the Supply Chain in the delivery of product space that focusses on ‘best in town’ displays and appropriate cost to meet credible displays
• To ensure the delivery of planograms to agreed timeframes through effective workload management.
• Partners the New Product Development (NPD) to ensure products are in line with strategy
• Work alongside the Range Planner to finalise optimum range for given space
• Create and execute maintenance of ‘best in town’ category planograms, ensuring that they are updated to agreed critical path and display & operational principles
• Analyse product and store inventory data to determine the best attribution of micro space, to optimise operational efficiency and shelf fill
• Manage product attributes and customer decision trees to support execution of relevant displays & ranges
• Maintain up to date product images and dimensions
• Attend operational meetings to specific display rules and act as a check to inform of range distribution changes
• Work with Space Planner to refine allocated space
• Provide display related management information such as shelf efficiency, product ‘look and feel’, ease of shop, customer blocking, and provide recommendations for potential enhancements to provide oversight of the product end to end
• Understand and support the Supply Chain by providing the team with range distributions changes and cost to fills within the Critical Path timeframes
• Play a key role in managing the display strategy with Buyers and NPD, making recommendations in line with display principles, as well as defining product attributes.
• Conduct competitor store visits regularly to review implementation of displays, gain store feedback and to identify potential improvements and opportunities.

What you can already do

• Excellent project management
• Food category & customer knowledge to ensure focussed displays
• Excellent analysis and problem solving
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Detailed knowledge of the Space Range & Display processes and critical paths
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Microsoft Excel & Power BI
• Food Analytics Query Tool (Business Objects)
• JDA Suite Including – Space Planning, Assortment Optimization & Intactix Knowledge Database

So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary;

• Holiday allowances are calculated on your days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.

• Pension Scheme - You will be auto enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.

• Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite

• Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3 month probationary period.

• Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.

• Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose built State of the Art facility.

• We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately

• We work with an Occupational Health provider to support our employees both mentally and physically.

• Four times a year we run amazing Peak promotions with daily prizes to win.

• We gather employee feedback annually to look at how we can continually improve the employee experience.

• We work with GroceryAid who provide confidential 24/7 Helpline, 365 days a year for anyone who is working or has worked within the grocery trade, regardless of length of service providing emotional and practical support to help through a difficult time

• We celebrate by running a calendar of events throughout the year.

• We have an active Employee Forum creating a safe space to encourage ongoing open dialogue about how we improve the employee experience.

• We are affiliated with Stronger Together who provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , , , expression, , genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives. We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.