Retail Loss & Costs Specialist

We're looking for a Retail Loss and Costs Specialist to join our Retail Excellence team in the Operational Support Centre. As a Retail Loss and Costs Specialist, you'll work on key projects, helping to control costs with partners across the business. We'll also look to you to provide support to our stores and store operations teams. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills with a business that always puts people at the heart of it's strategy. What you'll do

• Manage the day-day running and delivery of operational services (such as store consumables and cash in transit) and other key projects
• Provide communications and actions to stores, linking in to make sure actions have been followed
• Make sure that controls are in place to reduce costs with external suppliers and spend within our stores
• Support the Contract Manager to deliver strategic initiatives, improvements, and cost saving opportunities
• Work alongside internal partners to ensure operational risks are mitigated and food stores can operate safely
  
  An understanding of retail operations and experience of managing supplier relationships
• Experience of working with significant budgets and working with financial partners
• An analytical and curious approach to work
• Good communication and presenting skills with the ability to challenge and influence colleagues up to senior level
• The ability to spot opportunities to improve processes and reduce spend
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint
  
  At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it