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Senior Network Strategy Planner – Online Property, Sainsbury’s, Holborn, London

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Sainsbury's Discover - 360x180One of the UK’s biggest and best-loved companies, Sainsbury’s serves millions of daily customers across 1,200 supermarkets and convenience stores – and, more than ever before, online.

We’re investing hugely in our Online division, leading the charge for the retail industry and, right now, we’re looking for a Senior Network Strategy Planner to bring even greater focus to our Online offering.

In a nutshell

You’ll oversee the Online expansion strategy planning process through robust network and location planning modelling. It’s about identifying growth opportunities and supporting the delivery of a strategic Online Property network plan. Not to mention recommending priority areas for investment, be they new, extended, replaced or consolidated operations.

As a Senior Network Strategy Planner, you’ll

  • Develop and maintain a live network plan to support long-term growth for the online channel, owning a rolling 5 year strategic property plan that enables us to make confident investment recommendations
  • Work in close consultation with Finance, Forecasting, Property and Online Operational Development teams to ensure that needs of stakeholders are incorporated into the plan
  • Co-develop the Online Demand Surface, ensuring we understand everything about our Online shoppers
  • Apply advanced GIS skills to ensure we present, interpret and model our data spatially
  • Identify key sales and customer trends for our recent investments, ensuring that new information is incorporated into the capacity model and the future assessment of online developments

You’ll need

  • Advanced Excel, GIS (MapInfo preferably) and PowerPoint skills
  • The ability to present complex analysis in clear and engaging ways to senior stakeholders
  • Expert knowledge of the make-up of UK Grocery market and online operators
  • Excellent numeracy and analytical skills
  • The ability and confidence to challenge and stretch thinking beyond business as usual
  • A wealth of experience within retail property / site research industry

You can apply online for this vacancy here

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Network Planning Manager, Coles, Australia

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Join a leading Australian retail brand


High impact role supporting our continued growth

Visa sponsorship & relocation assistance to Melbourne

About Coles

We’re one of Australia’s leading retail organisations. For over 100 years, we’ve been a highly regarded and much loved part of Australian life. And while we’re
immensely proud of our history, we’re also very excited about our future growth.
This is a unique opportunity for you to join some of the greatest minds in global
retail and enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that we’re famous for Down Under.

About the role

Coles have announced that they have ambitious store opening plans for the future. Reporting to the Head of Network Planning, you will be at the heart of this growth story as you advise where to open new stores across Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. You will determine the level of sales that they could generate across our Food, Liquor and Fuel businesses.

Ably supported by a talented team, a key part of the role will be leading and developing the team to continued success.

Please note this role is based in our Store Support Centre in Melbourne and there will be some travel involved; anticipating two days interstate travel per month.

Duties & responsibilities

  • Setting the long term growth strategy for the Coles Group (Food, Liquor and Convenience) across QLD, WA, SA and NT.
  • Providing accurate sales forecasts for proposals for new stores and renewals
  • Providing and presenting insight on the retail market to ELT
  • Leading an area of change across the Network Planning Function (e.g. Liquor, CEXP, Strategy, Accuracy)
  • Managing a team of 5-6 skilled analysts

Skills & experience

  • Relevant tertiary qualification; Geography, Town Planning, Economics, Property etc.
  • Previous Network Planning experience, preferably with a large retailer or specialist retail/ property consultancy
  • Clear demonstration of driving change processes within a team
  • Presenting property proposals and insight to Board Directors/ General Managers
  • Strong ability to lead and develop a team
  • Ability to work with a number of data sources
  • Strong skills in analysing data, conducting reviews, and trending results in order to identify and drive sales building opportunities
  • Confidence to voice your own opinion and provide independent advice

Benefits

  • 5% discount card (Coles, Kmart, Officeworks, Target etc.)
  • STI eligible
  • Eligibility for various other team member discounts
  • On-site gym
  • Staff parking
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Excellent career progression

Working Down Under

We’ll provide visa sponsorship and relocation assistance to Melbourne – voted the World’s Most Liveable City for the fourth time in a row in 2014 by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit.

For confidential enquiries please contact either:

Richard Lyness, Head of Network Planning
Phone: +61 408 347 782
Email: Richard.Lyness@coles.com.au

or Steven Burrows, Senior Recruitment Specialist
Phone: +61 3 9829 5336
Email: Steven.Burrows@coles.com.au

To apply go to www.colescareers.com.au
and enter Job Number 592487.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th April 2016

And please remember to tell them heard about it here first!

Senior Network Planner, Coles, Australia

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Senior Network Planner at Coles, Australia

  • Join a leading Australian retail brand
  • Excellent career growth & lifestyle opportunity
  • Visa sponsorship & relocation assistance to Melbourne

About Coles

We’re one of Australia’s leading retail organisations. For over 100 years, we’ve
been a highly regarded and much loved part of Australian life. And while we’re
immensely proud of our history, we’re also very excited about our future growth.
This is a unique opportunity for you to join some of the greatest minds in global
retail and enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that we’re famous for Down Under.

The job

You’ll be responsible for setting the long term growth strategy for the Coles Group across supermarkets, liquor, fuel and online. Your primary function will be to provide accurate sales forecasts for new store proposals, as well as providing and presenting insights on the retail market to senior managers. The key internal customers for this role stretch across Property, Finance, Store Development, Marketing and Operations.

Your experience

You’ll have previous network planning experience, most likely within a large retail organisation or retail consultancy. Clear demonstration of driving change processes within a team and presenting property proposals to senior managers is key to the success of this role. You’ll also have excellent communication skills and strong GIS and analytical expertise.

Working Down Under

We’ll provide visa sponsorship and relocation assistance to Melbourne – voted the World’s Most Liveable City for the fourth time in a row in 2014 by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit.
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For confidential enquiries please contact either:

Richard Lyness, Head of Network Planning
Phone: +61 408 347 782
Email: Richard.Lyness@coles.com.au

or Sarah Das, Recruitment Specialist
Phone: +61 3 9804 1973
Email: Sarah.Das@coles.com.au

To apply go to www.colescareers.com.au
and enter Job Number 582686.
Closing date for applications is Friday 12 June 2015.

Network Planning Manager, Target, Australia

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  • Be part of the excitement
  • Rare and exciting opportunity in one of Australia’s favourite retailers
  • Accelerate your career in an integral role in a high performing team

About the company

Target is an iconic Australian retailer with a rich heritage. Our purpose is to make fashion. Style and quality affordable.

We are one of Australia’s largest retailers, with over 300 stores located across the country as well as a fast-growing eCommerce presence. Our 23,000 team members are an integral part of our expansive network of stores in metropolitan and regional areas, distribution centres or support centres across Australia. We also have an expanding sourcing presence in Asia with offices across the continent.

We’re at the beginning of a journey to reinvigorate Target. Our customers have told us that they love Target, but they want more from us. They want more style, more quality, more excitement instore – and they expect to pay less.

As this journey continues, we are seeking a Network Planning Manager to develop Target’s network strategy and drive property outcomes that generate shareholder value.

A great opportunity

  • Develop Target’s 5 year property network strategy, including pipeline of new stores and optimisation of the existing network
  • Identify and assess new market growth opportunities, including sales forecasting for new stores
  • Forecast financial outcomes resulting from network changes and competitor impacts
  • Analyse the performance of the existing network and the performance of new stores relative to investment case assumptions

Skills and experience required

  • Degree and Post graduate qualifications in Economics/Commerce/Mathematics/ Statistics majors
  • Strong experience in statistical analysis/modelling as Network strategy development
  • Ability to problem solve and understand complex issues
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines in a pressured environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment will see you excel in this role

Great rewards

  • Team member discounts at Target and other Wesfarmers Limited businesses
  • Variety of financial services discounts and partner programs
  • The opportunity to get involved in supporting community initiatives
  • Opportunities for flexible work arrangements
  • Active team member social clubs
  • Well established and highly regarded reward and recognition programs

Target values diversity and we pride ourselves on representing the diverse and multicultural communities of which we are a part.

Agencies will only be engaged if required. Please do not contact us or send applicants to us unless requested to by a Recruitment team member.

If you’re interested please visit Target’s website and apply online.

GIS and Competitor Analysis Manager, Coles, Australia

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GIS and Competitor Analysis job at Coles in Australia

Coles is one of Australia’s leading retail organisations. For almost 100 years, Coles has been a highly regarded and much loved part of Australian life. And while we’re immensely proud of our history, we’re also very excited about the future.

Do you want to work for a GROWTH company in a GROWTH country? If so, Coles has an exciting opportunities to join their Network Planning Team based in Melbourne, Australia.

This is a unique and key role within the Network Planning Team at Coles. This team is responsible for advising where to build new stores and for forecasting how much money they will take.

Leading a team of four analysts the role is both responsible for ensuring that the Network Planning Team have a world class GIS system, and that the wider Coles business has all of the relevant data it needs on stores, catchments, customers and competitors in order to drive better business decisions. The key customers for this role stretch across Property, Finance, Marketing and Operations areas.

The successful applicant will be able to show that they have:

• An excellent track record of developing talent within their role as a line manager.
• Delivered significant improvements to ways of working within the team in a timely manner.
• Shown excellent communication skills to a broad and senior audience.
• World class technical skills in the GIS and Analytical field.

The wider team is responsible for all aspects of Network Planning for the Coles business. This ranges from standalone Liquor stores, to our Fuel/Convenience alliance with Shell, and across a range of different sized supermarkets and superstores.

Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance will be offered to successful candidates.

For confidential enquiries please contact Richard OR Clare:

Richard Lyness, Head of Network Planning
Ph: +61 408 347 782
Email: richard.lyness@coles.au

Clare Phelan, Recruitment Advisor
Ph: +61 3 9829 5336 or email
clare.phelan@coles.com.au

Visit our website and enter job number 560826.

Please note that you have until 21st June to apply.