Summary
From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. With over 7,000 colleagues across our stores, warehouses and offices in Ireland and Northern Ireland we are a big and ambitious team. We know our people are our greatest asset and our success is down to the commitment and dedication of our team.
We are seeking a detail oriented, strategic and highly motivated Senior Non Food Planner to join our Buying Team. The Senior Non Food Planner will be involved in all aspects of their products from the ordering stage to supporting our operations teams. We are looking for someone who can build up an excellent knowledge of the Non Food market and effectively work with all areas of the business to ensure our Non Food offering performs to the maximum of its potential.
What you'll do
- Ordering Non Food stock quarterly
- Choosing new items and reordering repeat items
- Completing market research and price setting
- Planning promotions based on seasonality and to tie in with the other strategic objectives of the business
- Managing Non Food products through their sales cycle
- Providing and checking marketing materials and ensuring product USPs are highlighted in our advertising
- Monitoring turnover, margin, write offs, stock level KPIs
- Working with both operations and head office teams to ensure that we offer customers the best Non Food products in the market
- Liaising with Buyers in Lidl, both domestically and internationally
- Leading and motivating a team of Non Food administrators
- Lead and participate in ad hoc projects
What you'll need
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to build relationships at all levels of theorganisation
- Attention to detail
- Capable of working to strict deadlines
- Track record of developing team members
- Efficient decision making and organisational skills
- Confident and persuasive communication skills
- Experience in demand forecasting for Non Food categories and driving annual turnover rates
- Proficient with Google Workspace tools
- German is advantageous but not essential
What you'll receive
We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl
- €78,000 rising to €103,000 after 4 years
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holidays per annum
- Private employee medical insurance
- Company pension
- Flexible start and finish times
- Unlock a flex pot allowance to spend on a selection of benefits after 6 months of service
- Initial training and on-going development from an experienced team member
- Individuals recognised as high performing will be invited to join our Leadership Academy as part of your on-going development
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Dynamic work environment
- Modern office facility with free parking
- On-site gym and canteen
- Maternity & Paternity Leave top up, Marriage Leave, Employee Assistance Programme
- Hybrid working model - up to 2 days remote working per week
- Mobile and broadband discounts with Three network
Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief or political opinion.