Junior Space Planner

The Works; 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

Location

Hybrid 1-2 Days On-Site

Why The Works?

We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family member’s memory.
You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.
The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you.

Become a Junior Space Planner

As our Junior Space Planner, you'll help ensure our stores are easy to shop, commercially effective and visually engaging. By creating and maintaining planograms, managing planning data and supporting store communications, you'll play an important role in helping colleagues deliver consistent merchandising standards and great customer experiences across the estate.

Your Mission

• 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/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• 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; understanding of visual merchandising principles and store layouts; or experience supporting store or field‑based teams.

Our PERKS really are ‘The Works’

• 25% Colleague Discount! -Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
• MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more!
• Holiday – 33 days including bank holidays.
• Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days
• Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
• Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan – To support your everyday healthcare costs
• And loads more! – Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.

Our Purpose

To inspire reading. learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled.

Our Values

We are Crafty | We are Caring| We are Can-do

We Listen. We Care

Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what’s going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you’ve ever worked! You’ll have opportunity to help give us that direction.

Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments

At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under‑represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non‑binary, or use another term).

We are open to discussing part‑time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact [e-mail] and we’ll be happy to help!