Stock Planner

Company Description:

The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Stock Planner to join our Forecasting & Planning team here at our Head Office in South Shields. This role will be key in assisting and supporting the department, ensuring the business has the correct stock across the Barbour global network.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supply sales teams with information to allow them to forecast as accurately as possible in line with business critical dates.
• Create & manage departmental working documents.
• Provide support to analysts when buy commitments are split by size onto PO.
• Create non sized and sized purchase orders in the M3 ERP system.
• Create and manage distribution orders to allow for internal stock movements.
• Monitor shortage reports / sales fulfilment reports to ensure each sales market is given the best possible orderbook fulfilment.
• Undertake any other reasonable activity, as may be required by senior management.

Skills and Experience:

Essential duties:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication skills to help build strong relationships with other departments.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Experience as an administrator in some capacity would be beneficial.

Desirable:

• Experience within a similar role or educated to degree level.
• Experience of creating formulas and pivot tables within Excel.
• Clothing industry experience.

Benefits:

• Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff Discount
• Staff Shop
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays (prorata’d to contract length)
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Wellbeing support
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.