Senior Manager Fresh Modular Planning

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket retailer in the UK is looking for a Senior Manager for Fresh Modular Planning to lead a team and ensure effective execution of modulars. This role involves strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision making. The successful candidate will manage a fresh activity plan and champion a customer-first culture. An excellent benefits package is offered, along with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 1.5 times contribution

Company Car allowance of £8000

15% colleague discount

Access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Lead the Fresh Modular Planning strategy across all formats.
• Drive and mentor colleagues in the modular planning team.
• Partner with supply chain and retail operations to align goals.
• Ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness at store level.
• Leverage data tools for informed planning and decisions.
• Manage the fresh activity plan and ensure project timelines.
• Champion customer-centric planning and adapt to market trends.

Skills

Ability to work cross functionally and engage at all levels

Strategic

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Proactive problem solving

Pace, agility and innovative thinking

Data Analytics

Strong analytic skills

Ability to work under pressure

Build strong working relationships

Project experience with attention to detail

Planning, prioritising, organisational skills

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manager Fresh Modular Planning

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive Salary plus benefits

Category

Buying

Closing Date

11 December 2025

Fresh Modular Planning Senior Manager Role Profile

Purpose of the role: The Senior Manager for Fresh Modular Planning leads the modular planning team in our home office to ensure excellent execution of modulars that deliver compelling customer range and displays across all formats. Ensuring operational benefits and end to end deliverables are met, working closely with supply chain, retail teams, and commercial teams. Using benefits of world class data tools to support decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Fresh Modular Planning Strategy
  • Drive the strategic direction of modular planning across all formats.
  • Ensure modulars deliver compelling customer ranges and visually impactful displays.
  • Review, diagnose and build proposal working collaboratively with Central Space Range and Display team on space opportunities.
• Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead, develop, and mentor colleagues.
  • Drive fun, passion and pace across the teams.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner closely with supply chain, retail operations, and commercial teams to align modular execution with business goals.
  • Facilitate seamless communication and coordination across stakeholders to ensure end-to-end deliverables are met.
• Operational Excellence
  • Ensure modulars are operationally efficient and executable at store level.
  • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance speed, accuracy, and scalability across total Space, Range and Display.
• Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Leverage world-class data tools and analytics to inform planning decisions.
  • Translate insights into actionable strategies that optimise product placement and customer engagement.
• Project Management & Execution
  • Oversee the fresh activity plan calendar and ensure timely delivery of range activity.
  • Monitor progress, resolve issues, and adapt to meet changing business needs.
• Customer-Centric Focus
  • Champion a customer-first mindset in all activities.
  • Continuously evaluate and refine modulars to reflect evolving customer preferences and shopping behaviors.
  • Understand financial benefits for change and this is built into further planned activity changes.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability to work cross functionally and engage at all levels
• Strategic
• Stakeholder management
• Influencing skills
• Proactive problem solving.
• Pace, agility and innovative thinking.
• Data Analytics or has the ability to learn this
• Strong analytic skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Build strong working relationships
• Project experience with attention to detail
• Planning, prioritising, organisational and analytical skills

Who they will work with:

• All teams within the commercial and supply function
• Property
• Finance
• Insight and Analytics
• Retail

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 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)
• Company Car allowance of £8000
• 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.