Modular Planning Analyst-2

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail chain in the UK is seeking a Modular Planning Analyst to implement range activities, manage stakeholder communication, and conduct data analysis. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently while maintaining a keen eye for detail. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to manage own workload and prioritize projects effectively.
• Keen eye for detail in shared information.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to significant changes and challenges.

Responsibilities

• Implement range activity aligned with business strategies and customer insights.
• Manage and execute activity per the critical path, fulfilling key milestones.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure proper execution of activities.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends.

Skills

Data analytics

Communication skills

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Title

Modular Planning Analyst-2

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Planning

Closing Date

4 December 2025

Find your role

The Mod Planning Analysts sit within Space, Range and Display Team within the Supply chain function. They are pivotal to in deploying the correct ranging decision by store. Informed by insights they will create clustered specific ranges that are suitable and meet the needs of all our customers whilst supporting the business strategies.

You will be responsible for managing your own workload, managing stakeholder communication and expectations throughout the critical path and ensuring that all stages of the activity are delivered to a high standard with a level of detail that ensures smooth delivery in each stage of the critical path. You will work closely with our Commercial and Range Analyst Team to build these plans ensuring their alignment to the Supply Chain strategy, landing the Merchandising briefs right first time.

We work in a fast‑paced environment, where we always look to do things better with the ambition to simplify processes. You’ll work collaboratively with Commercial, Retail, Space, Range and Property and must have strong communication skills with the ability to influence and cascade.

You Will

• Implement range activity, informed by Business and trading strategies, data analysis and customer insight across all formats
• Manage and execute activity in line with the critical path, fulfilling all key milestones & escalating risks in a timely manner
• Manage the Dept category in line with target metrics including SKU count, market data, sales, availability, inventory and shrink/waste
• Embrace Future systems & use new data and tool enhancement
• Engage with stakeholders across the business (and stores) to ensure we land all activity right first time, attending ATC calls
• Implement category Midi space, Modular Planning trials and kit developments to drive sales and efficiencies in line with strategy
• Understand the competition, best in class execution and developing innovative ideas
• Ensure we execute with excellence through accurate admin and continual checks, ensuring you respond to issues in a timely manner hitting 7 day Service now SLA
• Review all activity landed, taking into account the customer, colleague and sales performance to capture celebrations and learnings feeding into the PLR’s
• Run store specific POS allocations to submit to the Instore coms team
• Attend and support EWYC on key activity

Let’s find out about you

• You will be able to manage your own workload, being able to prioritise projects and ad‑hoc requests where necessary, ensuring project milestones are achieved.
• You will have a keen eye for detail, ensuring the detail shared with the wider team is of the highest standard.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and be confident presenting your work.
• Have data analytics skills to identify trends.
• You must have the ability to adapt to significant change and challenges, finding creative ways to overcome barriers.
• Computer literate – with good experience of MS Excel and Powerpoint.

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.