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• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is The base location for this role is Greggs House, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU

The main focus of the role will be to a system expert on the current F&R system and work on various projects covering system upgrades, weather analytics, continuously improving forecast accuracy, carrying out analysis and supporting the team with system and forecast issues. Working alongside IT Support functions, Finance and Retail, the role will maximise availability, minimise stales and waste, and ensure all key events are planned and executed effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out varied detailed analysis to support initiatives such as school holidays, weather, product classifications and other ad hoc pieces of analysis.
• Evaluating and validating forecast output in line with expectations, analysing trends and proactively managing forecasts to enhance accuracy to improve availability and reduce waste.
• Supporting the Retail Forecast Analyst Manager, where appropriate.
• Be a system expert user of SAP SCM to ensure that the system is producing the most accurate forecasts. Understanding system settings and levers such as service levels, forecast profiles, referencing and demand influencing factors so that the most relevant settings are applied.
• Work cross functionally with Category, IT, Retail and finance teams.
• Be a system expert user of business reporting tools such as Business Objects, SAP and Power BI.
• Supporting and training colleagues in utilising SAP F&R.
• Support pilots linked to sales forecasting such as weather analytics, assessing weather system integration requirements and possible integration.
• Working with SAP system consultants to develop system functionality in line with business requirements including documentation and training of colleagues
• Managing and maintaining shop segmentation to aid forecast accuracy

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Are highly numerate graduate with a strong analytical background, ideally a degree with an element of mathematics/statistics.
• Have experience of data manipulation in Python is desirable but not essential.
• Are confident individual with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Are able to communicate complex data in a simple, easily understood manner.
• Have an ability to work cross-functionally within Greggs.
• Have strong PC skills and an ability to interrogate large amounts of information using Excel.
• Are a logical thinker with excellent problem solving skills.
• Are results focussed with strong planning and organisation skills.
• Have an ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously within challenging deadlines.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to influence at all levels whilst maintaining a strong customer focus.

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Forecast Analyst to join the Forecast & Replenishment Team, who form part of the Commercial Planning function here at Greggs, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary

• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

• Career progression and learning and development

• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another