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Profit Protection Specialist

Posted 2 days ago

  • Avonmouth, Bristol
  • Any
  • External
  • Expires In 3 months
Are you an experienced retail professional looking for a unique challenge?
Do have excellent communication skills, with an authoritative and hands-on attitude?
Can you focus on reducing losses, driving on-shelf availability, collaborating closely with various key stakeholders in an international business?
If so, the Profit Protection Specialist role here at Harding+ could be the ideal next challenge!
About the role:
As a Profit Protection Specialist, you'll play a key role in inventory management and loss prevention. You'll coach our onboard cruise retail teams on company policies and procedures, with a specific focus on reducing losses and driving shelf availability.
Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis – 2 days in office per week alongside regular national/international travel.
Compensation – competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare cash plan, 25 days leave annually (including Christmas shutdown).
What you will be doing:
Develop and ensure the ships Stock Loss Improvement Plans are fit for purpose and will drive the targeted stock loss reductions
Conduct regular stock loss reviews with key stakeholders including Onboard Teams, Buyers, Area Managers, Account Directors
Work with the Inventory Reconciliation team to review relevant stock loss data
Provide speci?c feedback and guidance to retail management teams following onboard compliance audits
Report compliance audit performance to the Retail Operations team, and conduct investigations where required
Provide detailed development plans for retail management to improve onboard stock standards
Support the opening of new onboard stores by implementing key operations standards
Support and plan the use of third-party stock counting companies as part of annual cyclical counting targets
About you:
Experience in a retail environment would be highly advantageous, as would an understanding of cruise retail specifically
An understanding of Stock Management and Profit and Loss systems would be desirable, as would experience with third party stocktaking
Process driven with excellent attention to detail
Strong communicator with a confident approach to driving results
Competent using Microsoft O?ce Suite
Can commit to regular national and international travel
Full driving licence
Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK
Key Attributes – trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience
About us:
Harding+ is leading the way in innovative onboard cruise retailing, working closely with our cruise line partners and brand partners to ‘make every cruise better'. We stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.
Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success, making recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.
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