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Markdown Optimisation ManagerHead Office
“Find your role”
Your role will be pivotal in delivering cost savings back to the business by identifying inventory opportunities and savings whilst also optimising where we are required to spend money on markdowns to support stock clearance.
Working as part of a central team that collaborates cross functionally with multiple other business units whilst also managing an external relationship where applicable with markdown solution provider Blue Yonder on specific markdown optimisation opportunities and enhancements to tools that will be at your disposal to help you deliver commercial benefit.
You will be pivotal in delivering inventory optimisation results as part of our commercial function ensuring we exit stock profitably and make decisions with the overall business at your heart. Whilst managing activity week to week operationally you will also have the opportunity working with commercial & supply chain in identifying potential inventory issues and coming up with solutions to resolve these.
The role will involve governance reporting to be created and establishing an operational way of working that allows for key decisions to be made quickly with relevant stakeholder involvement. You will use a multitude of applications to help you deliver strong analysis and analytics to engage with various business units and inform the business on decision making and opportunities in the future.
Whilst being instrumental in the markdown decision making for range change activity and store driven requests you will also have the opportunity to analyse and optimise promotional and event activity to help identify further enhancements in this process.
“Let's find out about you”
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of current operational processes specifically around range changes and promotional activity whilst ideally a solid commercial and supply chain understanding which will support your decision-making principles.
You must be comfortable using and understanding technical systems and handling vast amounts of data whilst also having the ability to present and communicate that data efficiently across the business using standard business applications such as Data bricks, Power BI, Tableau. Given the volume and importance of the data and decisions you will be making strong attention to detail is a given for the candidate.
The candidate needs to be engaging and at ease when working collaboratively and cross functionally with multiple stake holders at once and be a strong, clear & decisive communicator and decision maker. Problem solving and solutioning will be a key skill of yours and give you the ability to make clear decisions with the interest of the overall business at heart.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves"
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Why Asda?
We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.
Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.
Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities. With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores. £60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.
Rewards and Recognition
Free remote GP service
Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.
Pension
Save for retirement with up to 7% matched contributions from Asda.
Free physiotherapy consultations
Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.
Colleague discounts
15% off at our stores year round – get discounts on groceries and George clothes year round, and even special double discount events.
Company car
Choose a brand new electric company car or a cash allowance within certain roles, the choice is yours.
Mortgage advice
Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.
Confidential support helpline
Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.
Cycle to work
Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.
Financial support
Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.
Free eye tests
Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.
Bonus
Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme that really rewards your contributions.
Cancer support
Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.
Paid time off
From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.
Mental health support
Access free mental health support for you and your family.
Support and advice with care
If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.
Hybrid working
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots
Benefits you’ll only find here
You’ll get a 15% colleague discount and exclusive retail discounts, not to mention 15% off your food at Greggs, Burger King, Subway, and Sbarro within Asda Express stores!
Setting your loved ones up for the future
As part of the team, you’ll get life assurance.
Guaranteed contracted hours
All colleagues are guaranteed weekly contracted hours / guaranteed weekly shifts via their contract of employment which is agreed with the hiring manager.
Everything that makes us different, makes us Asda
Our colleague-led inclusion networks, including our DisAbility, Race & Ethnicity, Women at Asda, LGBTQIA+, and our Wellbeing Network, are all about giving our colleagues a space to share their stories, experiences, and perspective. Supported by our dedicated Executive Ambassadors and led by our ten passionate co-chairs, our Networks help us make changes that make life better for every colleague.
Transforming communities and changing lives
Our stores, distribution centres, and head offices work in local communities across the UK – and we want to be a real part of making a difference for them. From our amazing 400 Community Champions to our charity, The Asda Foundation, we’ve got loads of ways to help local groups and charities. Our outreach programmes, grants, and Community Champions are all about listening to our communities’ needs – to shape projects and initiatives that will make a real impact for local people.
Our commitment to the Armed Forces
Here at Asda, we’re dedicated to helping the Armed Forces rediscover their everything after service. We guarantee interviews for people who have left service and meet the minimum criteria for a role, provide leave for reservists’ training, support for cadet training, and employment opportunities for their partners. And that’s why we have over a thousand new colleagues from the Armed Forces Service Leaver Community join us every year.
Head Office roles
Thinking bigger, looking forwards, and always asking what’s next, Our Head Office teams aren’t afraid to challenge how we think, and embrace fresh perspectives, experiences, and change – all to keep us growing.
Asda House
The heart of everything Asda in the centre of Leeds, Asda House is full of collaborative workspaces and meeting rooms where teams work together to deliver real value for ordinary working people.
It’s home to its own Leon restaurant, where you can get discounted food and drinks, as well as two shops and a staff discount store, where you can sometimes snap up some real end of season bargains. We also have regular atrium events, where you’ll often have a chance to sample new products, and play host to exciting celebrity guests. And you can park your car for free in our onsite parking, with electric charging points just over the road.
If you're looking for a new opportunity and you want a challenge within a fast-paced environment with great culture then a role at Asda would be ideal for you.
Polly,
Commercial and Propositions Lead
The flexibility is great, I can attend school events like sports days and I can go for my morning run when I'm working from home and in the office as they have showers.
Tom,
Seasonal Packaging Design Specialist
The role is really varied and diverse. You get involved in so many different things! Everyone is so supportive and really cares about your personal development.
Hayley,
Buying Manager
Work where it works
Here at Asda, we think that the best way to work is to do it where it works best. That’s why all of our teams who are able to work from home, work with each other to figure out a pattern that works for you all, and the business needs. So you can get the most out of work, whether that’s at home, the office, or both.