Job Description

Posting End Date: August 21, 2023

Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

If you\'ve ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you\'ll know there\'s something unique about us.

That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we\'re the success we are. They\'re our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

Job Summary:

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What\xe2\x80\x99s the role about?

As a member of the Planning and Channels team , you\xe2\x80\x99ll play a key role in building the customer plan for the JL Brand.

At a glance

This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the London/ Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.

Contract type - This position is a Fixed Term for 12 months (maternity cover)

What will you be doing?

You\xe2\x80\x99ll run the Brand Planning process, designing objectives by activity type that contribute to JL business objectives. You will manage the allocation of budget and channel resource in service of this. In addition you will support the delivery of the prioritisation framework and sizing of activity to inform the plan.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll report to the Planning, Performance and Media Lead and will work closely with the Customer Performance Manager who is responsible for defining, setting, measuring and reporting on the Customer and Marketing plan measures and targets and the Media & Channel Manager who is responsible for defining the marketing comms strategy including who we should target, how we should target them and creating a high level plan of what we should communicate and when.

What is there to love about this role?

This role will give you the opportunity to engage with a diverse group of stakeholders across Customer, Commercial and Finance teams providing you with a wide reaching view of priorities across the business.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll play a pivotal role in driving the collation of priorities from across teams and distilling these down to build a clear and cohesive plan

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be at the front end of the planning process defining the priorities we\xe2\x80\x99ll be going after as a Customer team

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of newly formed team which will allow you to influence how we operate and how you operate in your role

Essential Skills

Extensive experience of briefing, managing and interpreting marketing analytical models

Solid experience of managing stakeholders in a complex matrix Customer or Marketing team

Excel and PowerPoint skills

Experience gathering insight from data to assist decision makers

Using data visualisation tools, such as Tableau, to make data informed decisions

Commercial skills (financial business case/measures/OKRs)

Benefits

You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose

The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

Excellent work-life balance, including a focus on well-being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"

Once you\'ve submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, will include a 1stage virtual interview followed by a more detailed Stage 2 Interview.

You\'ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we\'ll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the John Lewis Partnership

For External applicants - Please click on the link below for the role profile

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Please note that should we receive high volumes we reserve the right to close the role early.

Pay Range: \xc2\xa353,000.00 up to \xc2\xa380,500.00 Annual

Scheduled Weekly hours: 35

Worker Type: Secondee (Fixed Term)

Job Level: Partnership Level 6

Hours of Work: 35

At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you\'re at your best when you\'re free to be yourself.

Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It\'s why we\'ve set our own aim to become the UK\xe2\x80\x99s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers.

We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it\'s integral in our mission to build a happier world. \xf0\x9f\x8c\x8d \xf0\x9f\x92\x9a

We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you\'re a Partner, your differences will make all the difference.

Find out more about D&I in the Partnership .

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

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John Lewis Partnership