Supply Chain Analyst

Role: Supply Chain Analyst

Location:  Hobbycraft Head Office, BH23 6HG

Reference: HOB1107745

Closing Date: 3rd June 2025

Creativity is Hobbycraft’s reason for being, so when you join our fantastic team, you will be surrounded by like-minded imaginative people. We believe that working together and embracing new and innovative ideas are the best way to make our colleagues feel part of something. 

Salary - £28k - £31kpa (dependent on experience) - Pension with a 4% contribution, 25 days holiday increasing every year, 25% discount in our stores

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours. Our core business hours are Monday to Friday – 10am to 3pm with a flexible approach to start and finish times

Our hybrid working model is 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Overview

The Supply Chain Analyst takes responsibility for managing their division’s performance versus availability KPI’s & Stock Budgets. The analyst is expected to apply a commercial outlook to their decision making, to ensure that company sales are optimised and KPI’s are adhered to.

Strong working relations with key stakeholders should be built to enable the analyst to operate cross functionally and achieve results as part of a team. A proactive and problem-solving approach should always be adopted, alongside a resilient mind-set, to enable to the analyst to manage fast-changing priorities.

KPIs:

• Ensure that availability targets are met across the division:
• Ensure that period end and annual stock budget targets are met.
• Regularly review vendor OTIF (95% target), picking up with vendors to drive resolutions in a timely manner.

Key Accountabilities

              Stock

• Review divisional WSSI weekly to monitor sales versus budget, OTB and forward intake requirements.
• Ensure accurate forecast data is regularly shared with Suppliers and review Slim 4 on a weekly basis prior to orders being raised; review exceptions monthly and load stores forecasts for new lines.
• Regularly reviews divisional performance to identify lines with excess stock within the business. Works with the buyer to suggest possible exit solutions; ensure future commitment on the system is identified and action taken where appropriate.
• Ensure DC and store forecasts are loaded in to Nav in a timely manner for new lines.
• Monthly review of MOQ Weeks report to identify lines with issues and work with Buying and DI to achieve MOQ reductions, action to drive sales or manage stock out of the business. 
• Ensure new lines are submitted to Order Signing each week, with suitable and relevant information. Check the MOQ weeks cover and buy volume is acceptable and appropriate. Check buy fits in to OTB on WSSI.
• Update the divisional off system commitment report on a monthly basis and ensure this information is shared with your Buyer.
• Undertake weekly meeting with Buyer to discuss division performance and risks/opportunities, WSSI etc.
• Prepare for and lead monthly divisional review meeting to feedback to SCM team on how division is performing and risks/opportunities around KPI’s

Range Reviews

• Manage the Range Review process from start to finish; ensuring key dates within the CPA are met.
• Prepare and bring relevant and accurate documentation to the product programme weekly meeting.
• Manage the stock exit process to ensure the stock exit target is met, whilst maintaining availability.
• Ensure outbound volume planner is kept up to date with any allocation plans

Promotions & FOS Events

• Liaise with the Senior Promotional Analyst on divisional promotions
• Work with the buyer to review FOS suggestions, ensure product and volume is suitable for the offer and location.
• Manage the stock intake process for FOS events, ensuring key dates are met.
• Track the sell through of FOS promo special buys to ensure we exit the event cleanly

Store & Supplier Visits

• Complete regular store visits. Visit top and bottom divisional performance stores to understand the varying requirements.
• Attend Supplier visits and meetings, if applicable; use the meetings to drive improvements in OTIF and communication.

Ecom

• Understand the division’s Ecommerce performance and look to support improvements in Ecommerce availability and sales liaising with the Ecommerce analyst as required.

Key Behaviours

• Builds and maintains effective and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Takes a proactive approach to managing their division and is commercial in their decision making process
• Positive and resilient in their outlook
• Adopts a problem solving approach
• Strong, clear communication
• Looks for opportunities to drive change in ways of working at division and team level
• Takes responsibility for their department KPIs and ensuring these are met
• Identifies risks and opportunities and communicates these clearly and in a timely manner to line manager/stakeholders

Hobbycraft Benefits

• 25% Discount Card for Hobbycraft Stores
• Generous holiday with an increase each holiday year
• Corporate gym membership
• Access to financial and mortgage advice 
• A creative working environment
• Company pension contribution
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to our Employee Support Programme for overall well-being
• Continuous training, development and performance management
• Colleague Social Events throughout the year

We are completely committed to supporting anyone with a disability in applying for our vacancies.  If you have a disability and require support throughout our recruitment process, you can contact us at recruitment@hobbycraft.co.uk and let us know what adjustments you may need.

At Hobbycraft we celebrate the joy of crafting, and we celebrate all of our colleagues and customers.  As a retailer we have a diverse Colleague base from a broad range of all communities. Our colleagues are recruited for their skill, passion, love of craft and customer service, which is also reflected in our customer base. It is this skill and love of crafting which defines them. Hobbycraft, is an equal opportunity employer who takes equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging very seriously, we regularly review our policies and practices to ensure not only compliance, but also best practise from an employment perspective.

Hobbycraft are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to equal and fair treatment for all colleagues or potential colleagues irrespective of race, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic origins, religion or belief, disability, age, gender, marital or family status.