Company background
FSC is a family business with over 30 years of award-winning experience in creating, rolling out and managing bespoke customer food-on-the-move solutions. Our customers include a selection of blue-chip companies in various industries, such as Shell, Dunelm, National Trust, Waterstones.
We offer a range of consultancy services drawing on our in-depth knowledge of the food-on-the-move sector and have managed projects in South America, North America, Asia, Scandinavia and several European countries.
Our Head Office is in the world-famous village of Cheddar, and we have an Innovation Centre near Bristol in Flax Bourton. Although many of the team are based throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, and Canada, we regularly get together to review performance, share best practice and socialise! As well as working in a challenging and fast-moving environment, we believe it’s important to have a big chunk of fun and no day is ever the same at FSC.
The role will involve:
1. Profiling, Crediting, and Demand Planning (70%):
- Conduct comprehensive and timely Foodservice profiling by store and product to drive sales, minimize waste, and maximise profitability aligning with category targets
- Accurately calculate waste credit for submission to Shell for retailer payments to retailers and carry out quarterly line of defence audits to ensure compliance and financial accuracy
- Develop and manage product demand forecasts to be distributed to distributors, ensuring optimal inventory levels, on-shelf availability and efficient stock management strategies
2. Regular Reporting, Data Maintenance, and System Improvement (30%)
- Process and integrate data from various sources to maintain a robust master database encompassing weekly sales, waste and bake plan volumes
- Respond to ad-hoc site requests for bake plan amendments relayed through customer service channel
- Create and maintain workbooks to accommodate changes such as new product lines, site refit, closure or new sites
- Regular review of reporting mechanism to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains
- Provide analytical support to line manager and supervisor with dashboards (developed using Excel / Power BI) for the existing and future markets
- Generate specialised reports and analysis to address specific business needs
Qualifications
- Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
- Fresh Graduate or 0-2 working years experience
- Experience of extensive work with analysis tools, including advanced Excel skills and business intelligence tools such as Power BI is advantageous
- Can show a clear knowledge and understanding of Planning and Statistics and demonstrate achievements within that environment
- Proven experience in data processing, system maintenance, and report generation
- Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset, capable of balancing tactical execution with long-term strategic goals
- Good communication and presentation skills to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and organizational levels
- Full driving license
Company background
FSC is a family business with over 30 years of award-winning experience in creating, rolling out and managing bespoke customer food-on-the-move solutions. Our customers include a selection of blue-chip companies in various industries, such as Shell, Dunelm, National Trust, Waterstones.
We offer a range of consultancy services drawing on our in-depth knowledge of the food-on-the-move sector and have managed projects in South America, North America, Asia, Scandinavia and several European countries.
Our Head Office is in the world-famous village of Cheddar, and we have an Innovation Centre near Bristol in Flax Bourton. Although many of the team are based throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, and Canada, we regularly get together to review performance, share best practice and socialise! As well as working in a challenging and fast-moving environment, we believe it’s important to have a big chunk of fun and no day is ever the same at FSC.
The role will involve:
1. Profiling, Crediting, and Demand Planning (70%):
- Conduct comprehensive and timely Foodservice profiling by store and product to drive sales, minimize waste, and maximise profitability aligning with category targets
- Accurately calculate waste credit for submission to Shell for retailer payments to retailers and carry out quarterly line of defence audits to ensure compliance and financial accuracy
- Develop and manage product demand forecasts to be distributed to distributors, ensuring optimal inventory levels, on-shelf availability and efficient stock management strategies
2. Regular Reporting, Data Maintenance, and System Improvement (30%)
- Process and integrate data from various sources to maintain a robust master database encompassing weekly sales, waste and bake plan volumes
- Respond to ad-hoc site requests for bake plan amendments relayed through customer service channel
- Create and maintain workbooks to accommodate changes such as new product lines, site refit, closure or new sites
- Regular review of reporting mechanism to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains
- Provide analytical support to line manager and supervisor with dashboards (developed using Excel / Power BI) for the existing and future markets
- Generate specialised reports and analysis to address specific business needs
Qualifications
- Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
- Fresh Graduate or 0-2 working years experience
- Experience of extensive work with analysis tools, including advanced Excel skills and business intelligence tools such as Power BI is advantageous
- Can show a clear knowledge and understanding of Planning and Statistics and demonstrate achievements within that environment
- Proven experience in data processing, system maintenance, and report generation
- Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset, capable of balancing tactical execution with long-term strategic goals
- Good communication and presentation skills to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and organizational levels
- Full driving license