Sainsbury's
Product Lifecycle Analyst (12 month FTC)
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The best retail experiences start long before a customer clicks 'buy'. They start with having the right products available, in the right place, at the right time.
We're looking for a Product Lifecycle Analyst to join our Central Merchandising team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Sitting at the centre of the business, you'll help shape how stock is managed across Argos, using insight and analysis to improve availability, optimise stock levels and support better decision-making.
Working closely with Trading, Digital, Supply Chain and Trade Planning teams, you'll play a key role in improving stock health, reducing working capital and ensuring products move through their lifecycle as efficiently as possible.
What you'll do
- Support the Product Lifecycle Manager in identifying opportunities to improve stock health, optimise inventory and drive the profitable exit of stock across our online and store channels.
- Use data and insight to help trading teams make better decisions, support the optimisation of our Clearance proposition, and work with stakeholders across the business to improve stock flow, event readiness and lifecycle management.
- Contribute to projects and initiatives that simplify ways of working and deliver better stock outcomes.
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Who you are
- Commercially minded, analytical, and curious, with a passion for using data to solve problems and uncover opportunities.
- Enjoy turning insight into action and can confidently work with stakeholders across different teams to influence decisions and drive positive change.
- Organised and proactive, spotting opportunities, taking ownership, and enjoying making a tangible impact on business performance.
Essential Criteria
- Experience in Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning or Stock Management within a multichannel retail environment.
- Strong commercial acumen and decision-making ability.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data from multiple sources and translate this into actionable insight.
- Confidence influencing stakeholders and supporting decision-making.
- Experience working collaboratively across multiple functions and teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and simply.
- A proactive mindset with a desire to make an impact and drive positive change.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Strong Excel skills.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure across a broad range of teams while playing a key role in helping Argos make smarter decisions about stock. If you enjoy turning data into action, influencing outcomes and making a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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