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Discovery is at the centre of everything we do. Wherever you find us around the world, if you can think of a product, you can probably find it in our stores. We are part of the TJX Family which includes TK Maxx, and Homesense in Europe and the UK and across the rest of the world you will find us as TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Winners. With variety comes plenty of surprises—our environment is ever-changing, and that’s just how we like it. Every day is an opportunity to discover something new about our business, our partnerships and even something exciting about yourself. Are you ready to Discover Different?

As part of the Distribution Planning team the logistics specialist will be accountable for converting commercial planning into a variety of budgeting and forecasting tools for operational partners within our European Processing Centre’s and Logistics teams balancing plans between cost, service and operational viability. This role is critical in getting that balance right in agreement with our partners.

Key Responsibilities

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  Build and develop relationships with business partners to engage and influence across various levels within the business.

• Support with the creation of annual operational budgets and forecasts for our European Processing centre's

• Collaborate with operational partners to understand any potential risks or opportunities against current business direction

• Liaise with Finance partners to ensure our plans are fiscally responsible

• Support in communication to the wider business around Distribution and Logistics operational capability

• Play an active role in enhancing our current planning offering to support operational execution

• Awareness of business key focuses and support execution

• Translation of Processing centre's operational plans into Inbound/Outbound Logistics requirements

• Support the execution of business events and seasonal priorities through partnering with Merchandising, Logistics and PCs

• Identify, understand and react to Supply Chain trends and their associated impacts to either resolve issues or find planning solutions

• Be the point of contact with merchandising/Loss Prevention to understand any change requests and model through the impact to the network. Present the findings back within various levels

• Deliver one point of Distribution contact to the Merchandising function – answer/support queries from Merchandising and Buying when required

• Train, share and teach technical knowledge and experience within the DP&A team, the Distribution function and the Buying and Merchandising functions.

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

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  Capability to build strong, impactful relationships

• Identifies potential challenges and risks and identifies solutions

• Generates solutions and turns them into plans

• Strong ability to interpret data into relevant information

• Strong Excel knowledge, in both formulas and data presentation

• Strong analytical mind

• Willing to challenge and be challenged

• Adaptable communication style

• Ideally, knowledge and understanding of off-price business

• Drive for personal development opportunities

• Ability to lead large group discussions/debates with peers and seniors

Come and Discover Different at TJX—we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. We move a lot of inventory—at all times of the day—and that takes working, learning, and growing together. When you’re a part of our TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit team in our Stores.

As you think about where to work, know that we take care of our people. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and / or sexual orientation.