Store Planning Manager

Co-op; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Manchester is seeking a Store Planning Manager to lead and develop a high-performing team. This hybrid role offers a salary of £55,000 - £65,000 along with great benefits, including an annual bonus, healthcare, and discounts on products. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in continuous improvement within a retail environment.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Annual bonus

28 days holiday

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Private healthcare

Access to subsidised onsite gym

Coaching and training for career development

Qualifications

• Experience motivating and developing teams.
• Proven ability to deliver continuous improvement in retail or supply chain.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
• Manage stock availability for store formats.
• Challenge and problem solve for underperforming stores.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Relationship building

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Store Planning Manager
£55,000 - £65,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester city centre. In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way, splitting your time between home and coming into the office for a minimum of two days a week.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team to deliver against targets and business goals
• Manage stock availability for store formats to maximise customer satisfaction and profitability
• Challenge and problem solve for groups of underperforming stores
• Deliver against our New Store and Refit plans as well as making sure business plans align with supply chain capacity and capability
• Analyse seasonal, monthly, and yearly data to inform decisions on core and promotional demand
• Create a roadmap and forecast future requirements aligned to the business development plan
• Own and resolve stock availability issues, engaging with category teams to mitigate risks
• Drive continuous improvement across the function and challenge operational delivery where needed
• Role model a continuous improvement mindset and embed this across the team

Who we’re looking for

• A confident leader with experience motivating and developing teams
• Proven ability to deliver continuous improvement in a large-scale retail or supply chain environment
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills across all levels
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Commercial awareness and understanding of stock management’s financial impact
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Strong IT skills, including intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for making a difference

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wage stream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.