Space Manager

Asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in the UK is seeking a Space Manager to lead the development and deployment of category space across stores, utilizing data analytics and project management skills. The role involves collaborating closely with various teams to drive business strategies and improve store efficiencies. Candidates should possess strong project management and stakeholder management abilities. This position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a hybrid working model, with some flexibility in the workplace.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount in store and online

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Project Management experience is essential for leading initiatives.
• Experience in data analytics is crucial for data-driven decision making.
• Ability to engage and work with stakeholders across different levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and deployment of category space across stores.
• Manage a team of analysts and project manage space analytics.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver business strategies.

Skills

Project Management experience

Data Analytics Experience

Ability to work cross functionally

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Proactive problem solving

Pace, agility, and innovative thinking

Tools

Blue Yonder software

Job description

Job Title

Space Manager

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Buying

Closing Date

4 February 2026

The Space Manager leads the development and deployment of category space, through insight and data for all our stores, working with the latest systems and technology and building a case for change to unlock business benefit through space opportunities.

Key responsibilities include leading a team of analysts, ability to challenge and interrogate data, building stakeholder relationships and proposing crucial space decisions for store specific deployment for all our stores across Macro, Midi and Mini space.

You will work closely with our Commercial, Supply and Property teams to ensure the right level of engagement and support is in place to help deliver the overall business strategy.

Managing the space to drive sales by:

• Project managing all space analytic inputs across all stakeholders to build and maintain a store specific space
• Cleanse the data to ensure 100% accuracy
• Engage with Commercial, Store Planning and Insight teams at all levels
• Liaise with category teams to understand the category strategy and support with range and space recommendation packs, presenting these to category teams
• Collaborate with supply to ensure ‘End to End’ savings are fed into the category builds
• Build templates for category teams to ensure a consistent approach on range and space analysis
• Collaborate with our central team to further develop space change process utilising Blue Yonder software

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Project Management experience
• Data Analytics Experience
• Ability to work cross functionally and engage at all levels
• Stakeholder management
• Influencing skills
• Proactive problem solving
• Pace, agility, and innovative thinking

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
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 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