Markdown Optimisation Manager - Asda House

Job Title

Markdown Optimisation Manager

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Category Management - SF

Closing Date

2 July 2024

 

As part of our commercial team we have an exciting opportunity to join and lead our markdown optimisation team. It’s a great time to join the team as we embark on delivering new Future markdown pricing solutions and new processes across our commercial function which we allow the successful candidate to shape ways of working and engagement with our commercial team.

Our markdown optimisation team are a key stakeholder in supporting our buying function in markdown and clearance pricing of products and ensuring we exit these products from our stores in the most cost-effective route. 

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you’ll love ”

• Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. (2/3 days office working)
• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
• Company matched pension – Looking forward to the future
• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 13 paydays a year – who doesn’t love an extra payday?
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page)
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours

Plus much more!

“That’s more like it”

“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. 

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 Alteryx, 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.

“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone’s reach.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

 

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective.  It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. 

You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -

•    Discretionary company bonus

•    £5,700 company car or car allowance
•    Company pension up to 7% matched
•    10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

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