Coordinator, Co-op Business Services 
£23,400 – £24,400 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C) 
5 days over 7 working pattern, including some weekend working on a rota basis (around once a month) 
Manchester city centre (hybrid working – we’re currently working 1 - 2 days per week in the office, with the rest from home)

We’re looking for a Coordinator to join Co-op Business Services (CBS) and help us make sure the data across our Food retail support systems is accurate and up to date. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. You’ll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for member-owners every day’. We’ll look to you to provide support across the business to colleagues that process and manage data.

You’ll join our Data Services team, a dedicated team of experts who work collaboratively with teams across our Food, Technology, and People functions to make sure our integrated solutions meet Co-op’s business requirements.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for inputting and maintaining promotional, product, pricing, location and supplier data into our Commercial and Supply Chain systems. You’ll be trained on how to use each one, and how the work you do will impact them. And it’ll be down to you and your team to help keep the cycle running. Working to tight deadlines, you’ll be key to our Supply Chain, making sure that our data is processed accurately, and our stores have the products they need to serve our members, customers, and communities.

What you’ll do

• Build relationships and work collaboratively with partners across the business, supporting them to make sure we’re getting things right first time
• Take ownership for the accurate processing, inputting, and maintaining of product, pricing, promotional, location and supplier data into our Commercial and Supply Chain systems 
• Manage large amounts of information and reporting, reviewing documents and data to make sure all details are correct and submitted in time 
• Respond to colleague queries about product, pricing, promotions, location and supplier offering fact-based recommendations using information available 
• Work with your team to develop and enhance your knowledge and capability 
• Provide support on business change projects while finding opportunities to improve processes 
• Analyse data to identify inconsistencies and spot trends to support continuous improvement

This role would suit people who have

• Great team working skills the ability to collaborate across functions and develop positive relationships with partners 
• Excellent attention to detail – accuracy will be key in this role
• An organised approach and the flexibility to adapt to changing business priorities and deadlines
• Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Excel at a basic level, and confidence in learning new systems (full training will be provided)

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, 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).

• 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
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building a diverse environment

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.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

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