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As an Import Planning Analyst, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating import stock flow across our General Merchandise and George supply chains. Working closely with supply teams, depots, central logistics, hauliers, shipping lines, and freight forwarders, you will forecast volumes, manage stock availability, and ensure products move efficiently through the network. Using data analysis and reporting, you will support key business events, drive forecast accuracy, manage detention and demurrage reporting, and develop Excel-based reporting solutions to support operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecast and plan import volumes to support trading activity and seasonal demand.
• Work with internal teams, depots, and central logistics to ensure efficient stock flow.
• Coordinate import activity with hauliers, shipping lines and freight forwarders.
• Manage import container planning and monitor stock availability across the network.
• Produce detention and demurrage reporting and support cost management activities.
• Develop and maintain Excel reports and dashboards to provide business insight.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves