Hybrid Space Planner — Retail Merchandising & Planograms

The Works Stores Ltd.; Coleshill CP; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% Colleague Discount

MyWorks

Holiday 33 days

Holiday Purchase

Can-Do Academy

Wagestream

Share Scheme

24/7 support

Healthcare Cash Plan

Long Service Awards

Pension

Cycle to Work

Charity giving

Job summary

The Works Stores Ltd. is hiring a Junior Space Planner to help ensure our stores are easy to shop, commercially effective and visually engaging. You will create and maintain planograms, manage planning data, and support store communications to uphold high merchandising standards across our estate.

Join a team that collaborates with Buying, Retail Operations, Marketing and more to deliver consistent customer experiences and successful seasonal initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when managing layouts, data and guidance.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to support stores and stakeholders clearly and positively.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-moving retail environment.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other Office applications.
• Positive and proactive, with a willingness to learn and take on increasing responsibility.
• Customer-focused, considers the impact of decisions on stores and customers, helping to create a great shopping experience.
• Curious and eager to learn, actively seeks opportunities to develop knowledge and skills.
• Problem solver, identifies issues, asks questions and suggests practical solutions.
• Desirable experience: retail, merchandising, store operations or space planning; knowledge of planogram software such as Spaceman.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and maintain accurate planograms, visual merchandising layouts and store planning documents.
• Manage planning data, store layouts and space allocation records, keeping information current and easy to use.
• Support the production and distribution of clear store communications and implementation guides.
• Respond to store queries and provide reliable day‑to‑day planning support.
• Assist with seasonal launches, campaigns, space trials and store projects.
• Work closely with the Buying Team, Retail Operations, Marketing, Property and Merchandising teams.
• Identify issues, elevate risks where required and continuously improve planning processes, tools and ways of working.
• Success looks like: accurate, on-time planograms and updates; high-quality planning data and documentation; positive support for stores and stakeholders; and effective coordination of routine planning and VM activity.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Multitasking

Excel

PowerPoint

Proactive

Customer focus

Curiosity

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Works Stores Ltd. is hiring a Junior Space Planner to help ensure our stores are easy to shop, commercially effective and visually engaging. You will create and maintain planograms, manage planning data, and support store communications to uphold high merchandising standards across our estate.

Join a team that collaborates with Buying, Retail Operations, Marketing and more to deliver consistent customer experiences and successful seasonal initiatives.