# Lead Supply Planner

**Company**: Marks & Spencer
**Location**: United Kingdom
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As Lead Supply Planner for Food on the Move (FOTM) and Hospitality, you'll manage complex supply challenges and play a key leadership role, deputising for the Supply and Demand Manager when needed and acting as a trusted advisor across the cluster.

You'll influence strategy, coach others, and lead critical planning activities that keep our supply chain agile and efficient.

**Responsibilities**

- Coach and mentor Supply and Demand Planners, providing guidance on complex issues and supporting their development.

- Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams to ensure compliance and performance targets are met.

- Lead coordination of peak supply planning and deputise for the Supply and Demand Manager when required.

- Act as the conduit between compliance teams and planners to implement system and process improvements.

- Drive continuous improvement by influencing strategies and sharing best practice across the supply chain.

**Requirements**

- Experienced in supply planning within a fast-moving environment, with strong analytical skills and Excel expertise.

- A natural leader who can coach and support others while managing complex challenges.

- Highly organised with a strategic mindset and the ability to anticipate and prioritise effectively.

- Skilled in stakeholder management, able to build collaborative relationships across multiple teams.

- Resilient, proactive and passionate about food, with a ‘can do’ attitude and commitment to M&S values.

**Benefits**

- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation

- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more

- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future

- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one

- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal

- Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave

- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services

- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

## Skills

### Required
- supply planning
- analytical skills
- Excel
- leadership
- stakeholder management

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