Space Planner - 12 Month FTC

the LEGO Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid Working

Job summary

LEGO Group is seeking a Space Planner to shape LEGO Brand Retail environments globally. You will develop planograms and floorplans that align with global retail principles while meeting local needs, balancing shopper experience with commercial performance.

Working with Range Planning, Visual Merchandising and Marketing, you will translate assortment decisions into engaging store experiences. The role is a 12‑month fixed-term contract, with a hybrid work rhythm and international scope.

Qualifications

• Experience translating assortment decisions into space plans in retail.
• Strong data-driven approach to optimise store presentation.
• Collaborated with merchandising, marketing and store teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop planograms and floorplans for LEGO Brand Retail stores globally.
• Translate assortment decisions into practical space plans.
• Balance shopper experience with commercial performance using data.
• Collaborate with Range Planning, Visual Merchandising and Marketing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Blue Yonder

JDA

Spaceman

Space Planner

Job description

Job Description

Just imagine a LEGO® Brand Retail store where every product is in the right place, every category flows naturally, and every square metre works harder for shoppers and the business.

About the role

As our Space Planner, you'll help bring the LEGO® brand to life across our LEGO Brand Retail stores globally through thoughtful planogram and floorplan development.

Working as part of a global support function, you'll partner closely with Range Planning, Visual Merchandising and Marketing teams to translate assortment decisions into engaging retail experiences. Using established global playbooks and principles, you'll optimise how products are presented in store, balancing shopper experience with commercial performance. You'll use data, retail insight and space planning expertise to help create consistent, inspiring and commercially effective stores around the world.

This role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, and we will be closing applications from Monday 16th November.

Required Qualifications

• Used Blue Yonder, JDA, Spaceman, Space Planner, or similar space planning tools within a retail environment.
• Built planograms and floorplans to support assortment, range, or merchandising strategies.
• Applied commercial and shopper data to optimise space allocation and product performance.
• Delivered space planning, assortment planning, or range planning activities within a retail business.
• Worked cross-functionally with merchandising, visual merchandising, marketing, or commercial teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Built store-ready planograms that optimised product range performance.
• Supported space planning across multiple retail locations or store concepts.

What you'll build

• Planograms and floorplans that support the LEGO Brand Retail strategy globally.
• Space planning solutions that bring assortment decisions to life within our stores.
• Product placement recommendations that balance shopper experience and commercial performance.
• Store environments that align with global retail principles while meeting local needs.
• Insights and recommendations based on conversion metrics, space productivity, and commercial performance.
• Strong partnerships with Range Planning, Visual Merchandising, and Marketing teams to deliver consistent retail execution.

If you've worked in a role where you translated assortment decisions into practical space plans and merchandising solutions, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to combine analytical thinking with commercial understanding and use data to inform space planning decisions.

Life on the team

You'll join a collaborative global team that helps shape how shoppers experience the LEGO brand in our stores. We work closely across functions, sharing expertise and learning from each other to create great retail experiences. Our hybrid rhythm helps us stay connected while giving us flexibility in how we work. Curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to learn from different perspectives are an important part of how we work together.

What success looks like

Success means becoming a trusted partner to Range Planning, Visual Merchandising, and Marketing teams while consistently delivering high-quality space planning solutions for LEGO Brand Retail stores globally. You'll confidently use planning tools, retail data, and commercial insight to improve how assortments are presented and how store space is used. Over time, you'll be recognised for helping create consistent, shopper-focused retail experiences that support both commercial performance and the long-term evolution of our global retail operations

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace: - Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.
• Hybrid Working: - Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.
• Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

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