Events Planning Manager

asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company pension

Car allowance

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Job summary

Asda is seeking an Events Planning Manager to join the Trade Planning team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will translate customer and commercial strategy into actionable event plans and coordinate cross‑category activity with merchandising, marketing, ops, supply chain and online teams.

This role demands strong stakeholder management and an ability to deliver complex events on time. Hybrid work with at least three days in the office; excellent benefits include a discretionary bonus,

Qualifications

• Experience in trading, category management, trade planning or retail operations.
• Strong conflict resolution when dealing with senior stakeholders.
• Proficient use of customer, market and business data for insight-led plans.
• Excellent organisation to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with diverse teams.
• Strategic thinker focused on delivery and execution.

Responsibilities

• Be the central point of contact for assigned events and translate strategy into actions.
• Lead development and execution of cross-category event plans with teams.
• Coordinate stakeholders to deliver key trading events and seasonal moments.
• Develop integrated event plans using insights to support growth ambitions.
• Manage critical paths, milestones, risks and dependencies for delivery.
• Facilitate post-event reviews to capture learnings for future events.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify new engagement opportunities.
• Support wider customer planning and business initiatives as required.

Skills

Trading experience

Category management

Trade planning

Retail operations

Job description

Job Title

Events Planning Manager

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Planning

Closing Date

16 September 2026

Asda is looking for a n Events Planning Manager to work in our Trade Planning team on a full time and permanent contract basis.

Find your role

You will be joining us at an exciting time as we continue to evolve our customer proposition and create compelling events that bring the Asda customer plan to life. This is a key development role for anyone looking to broaden their skill set and would suit someone with a trading , retail or customer background.

The key areas of responsibility will be to:

• Be the central point of contact for assigned events, translating the customer and commercial strategy into actionable .
• Lead the development and execution of cross-category event plans, ensuring alignment between commercial, marketing, operations, supply chain, online, customer and category teams.
• Coordinate stakeholders across the business to deliver key trading events and seasonal moments, ensuring clear ownership, governance and execution.
• Develop integrated event plans using customer, market and performance insight to create engaging customer propositions that support Asda's growth ambitions.
• Manage event critical paths, key milestones, risks and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• Facilitate post-event reviews, capturing performance, customer feedback and key learnings to continually improve future events.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to identify new opportunities for customer engagement, innovation and differentiation.
• Support wider customer planning and business initiatives as required .

About You

• Experience in trading , category management, trade planning, customer planning or retail operations.
• Handle conflict when it occurs, often with senior team members
• Experience of using customer, market and business data to build insight-led plans and recommendations.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity, resolving conflict and driving alignment across diverse teams.
• Ability to think strategically whilst maintaining a strong focus on execution and delivery.

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
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 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