Own Brand Project Planner

Asda Stores Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7%

Staff discount in store and online

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd. is seeking an Own Brand Project Planner to drive food projects from concept to launch at Asda House. The role involves coordinating with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure timely delivery and compliance with packaging and branding standards.

You will manage critical paths, facilitate regular stakeholder meetings and train colleagues across the business. This fixed-term, full-time position offers hybrid working with minimum three days in the office and a strong

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator at all levels.
• Team player capable of holding stakeholders to account.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience in managing critical paths in projects.
• Able to manage and motivate people.
• Proactive, can-do attitude.
• Proficient in Excel and data handling.
• Adaptable to fast-paced environment.
• Excellent prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Launching Own Brand activity on time.
• Managing projects along the Asda Brand Critical path.
• Driving the Red/Green report.
• Facilitating weekly project meetings with key stakeholders to ensure milestones are hit and timings are protected.
• Championing the Asda Brand process and doing the right thing within the process.
• Ensuring that the Groceries Supply Code of Practice is adhered to in the Asda Brand process.
• Working closely with, and challenging agency partners to ensure a high level of service is delivered.
• Training out the process to new colleagues across the business.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Organisational skills

Critical path management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Prioritisation

Excel

Fast-paced work

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Title Own Brand Project Planner

Location Asda House

Employment Type Full time

Contract Type Fixed Term

Hours Per Week 37.5

Salary Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category Product Development - SF

Closing Date 21 October 2026

About the role Working within the Own Brand Department, the Asda Brand Planning team are responsible for delivering Own Brand products and packaging from concept through to launch in store. As a Project Planner on food, you will be responsible for driving projects through the process and managing critical paths on internal systems. You’ll be required to work with a large number of stakeholders, including internal colleagues and external suppliers such as design, and artwork agency partners. You will be a fundamental part of bringing Asda products to life for our customers. One day you could be working on a huge brand redesign, whilst on another you could be implementing various legislative changes on our products or supporting categories in landing standard range change activity throughout the year.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Launching Own Brand activity on time
• Managing projects along the Asda Brand Critical path
• driving the Red/Green report
• Facilitating weekly project meetings with key stakeholders to ensure milestones are hit and timings are protected
• Championing the Asda Brand process and doing the right thing within the process
• Ensuring that the Groceries Supply Code of Practice is adhered to in the Asda Brand process
• Working closely with, and challenging agency partners to ensure a high level of service is delivered
• Training out the process to new colleagues across the business

Key skill requirements:

• An excellent communicator at all levels
• A real team player and the ability to hold stakeholders to account
• Strong organisational skills
• Experience in managing critical paths
• Ability to manage and get the best out of people
• A can-do attitude
• Good experience of Excel
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Capability to quickly and effectively solve problems
• Prioritisation skills

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 Asda is Reimagining Retail It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around.