New Shop Forecast Coordinator

Are you passionate about pastry and powered by data?

This is an amazing opportunity to join the F&R team at Greggs as an Apprentice New Shop Forecast Coordinator, with the opportunity to study an apprenticeship alongside your role to gain extra qualifications and learn new skills. 

As a New Shop Forecast Coordinator, you will complete your Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship and be an essential part of the team, responsible for retail forecasting duties, working with supply chain, improving cross functional processes and so much more to enhance your skills to reach your true potential!

In this role, you’ll work towards your level 4 Data Analyst qualification, delivered by our expert training team at Baltic Apprenticeships.

A Typical Day in the Job:

• This is an introductory role to forecasting working in the Retail Forecasting and Replenishment team
• Work within the team to manage all new shops, refits, re-sites and closures across Greggs Company managed and franchise stores. This includes creating new forecasts, managing and improving cross functional processes and reacting to sales performance once the shops open. The aim is to maximise sales and availability whilst minimising stales and waste
• In order to gain experience the role will support the forecasters by managing national and local shop events and supporting and learning other processes within the team when needed
• Communicating effectively within the F&R team, Retail, Shop development and Supply Chain teams to ensure that forecast processes are adhered to and understood
• Interacting with Category, Marketing, F&R and Finance to understand Category sales forecast drivers
• Using SAP software as the primary forecasting system tool

Full training and support will be provided by your workplace mentor and from the Baltic team.

Salary, Hours & Benefits:

• £27,500 per annum
• Working Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
• 21 days (4.2 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

Desired Qualities, Skills and Knowledge:

• Highly numerate with an ability to manage and analyse complex data to solve problems
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to use MS Office packages, especially Excel
• An effective communicator with an ability to work cross-functionally
• A self-starter with a desire to get things done, organised, ability to learn quickly and to drive continuous improvement
• Strong team player
• Grade 4/C in Maths and English GCSE

Your Training with Baltic Apprenticeships

Baltic Apprenticeships were the first training provider to offer a completely tech-focused, tech-driven training solution. We help people transform their knowledge and passion into skills that employers need.

This apprenticeship will teach you essential data skills, including how to source, format and present data; data validation and analysis; and how to apply legal and ethical principles when gathering and manipulating business data.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the role and what you hope to gain from an apprenticeship. If your application is then successful, one of our recruitment consultants will be in touch to discuss your application further.

Eligibility Criteria

You must have the right to work in the UK, and valid residency status to apply for this apprenticeship.

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