Store Space and Grade Planner

The White Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail brand is looking for a Store Space and Grade Planner to analyze and optimize retail performance. You will develop grading frameworks, produce performance reports, and collaborate with merchandising teams to enhance product placements. The role requires proven experience in retail planning and is essential for maximizing commercial returns. The company offers generous benefits including discounts, a pension scheme, and opportunities for continued development. Join us in fostering an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Up to 50% discount on products

25 days holiday, rising to 28

Pension Scheme

Bonus eligibility

Private Healthcare

Continued Development support

Wagestream Money Management app

Daily fruit basket

Volunteer Day

Working from Home on Mondays and Fridays

Great Location near transport links

Qualifications

• Proven experience in retail space planning, store grading, or merchandise planning.
• Excellent numerical and analytical ability.
• Relevant systems knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the store grading framework based on sales, space, and customer profiles.
• Produce post-implementation reviews of space and grade changes.
• Collaborate with merchandising teams to optimize product cataloguing.

Skills

Retail space planning

Analytical ability

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Our Role

As Store Space and Grade Planner your role will be focused on analysing department level performance across our retail estate and make recommendations to optimise space, grading and commercial returns. You will lead space and grade planning of new store openings and support Franchise store and E-concession planning.

What you'll be doing

Store Grading

• Develop and maintain the store grading framework based on sales, space, demographics and customer profile data
• Review grading seasonally and make recommendations based on performance analysis
• Support new store openings and refits with space and grading recommendations

Space Planning & Optimisation

• Use data-driven insights to identify opportunities to reallocate space between departments and optimise product mix by store to maximise commercial return per square foot
• Set and optimise target options and sales densities by grade and department
• Support planning of product mix and options for Outlets, Franchisees & E-concessions

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Produce post-implementation reviews of space and grade changes, measuring impact on sales, profit and stock holding and use to inform future planning decisions
• Produce weekly analysis and reporting down to store level monitoring sales, profit and RPF by department
• Produce ad hoc reporting for new store launches and refits

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Merchandising teams to ensure product level cataloguing is optimised within space and option targets set
• Liase with Retail Operations to communicate space, grade and cataloguing changes effectively to stores
• Collaborate with Finance and Property on business cases for new stores or relocations
• Partner with visual merchandising and retail operations to ensure store layouts reflect commercial priorities
• Undertake regular store visits and follow up clear actionable plans
• Understand, prioritise and work to critical dates and deadlines in the planning process

The skills and experience you’ll need

• Proven experience in retail space planning, store grading or merchandise planning
• Excellent numerical and analytical ability
• Relevant systems knowledge e.g. Excel, Power BI

What we’ll offer you

At The White Company, we value our employees for always going the extra mile for every one of our customers; we reward this with great benefits and competitive salaries.

• Discount -Up to 50% discount and access to regular Sample Sales
• Holiday - 25 days rising to 28 with length of service
• Holiday Buy – opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday
• Pension Scheme - enrolled in our Group Personal Pension schemes upon joining the business.
• Bonus - In addition to our competitive salaries, all our employees are entitled to join a discretionary bonus scheme (based on policy eligibility)
• Perkplace Benefits Platform – offering a variety of discounts across well-being and lifestyle
• Wagestream Money Management app - access to Wagestream gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing
• Continued Development – We offer structured support from our own in-house Learning and Development Hub
• Salary Sacrifice scheme for Electric vehicles (dependent on grade and meeting policy eligibility)
• Continued Development - Inclusion on our Leadership Development Programme (eligibility for contracts of 6 months plus Grade D & E roles only)
• Continued Development – We offer structured support from our own in-house Learning and Development Hub
• Private Healthcare with additional Babylon Digital Healthcare (based on contract duration)
• Life Assurance

Additional Benefits

• Fruit basket daily
• Tea and coffee provided
• Working from Home- option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays
• Social- Christmas party / social events throughout the year
• Seasonal Sample Sales
• Volunteer Day- with a charity of your choice
• Great Location -Close to transport links - over ground Shepherds Bush station / underground White City & Wood Lane stations. Westfield shopping centre with shops restaurants / bars / cinema and gyms

Our Equality Diversity and Inclusion statement of commitment

At The White Company we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds and identities.

We are working together to ensure our environment is one where people can bring their authentic selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated. Where difference is respected, encouraged, and celebrated. Where you can feel you belong.

We are committed to an active Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process.

We'd love you to join us on our journey.

Our Sustainability statement of commitment

We are committed to building a sustainable legacy that will enable a brighter future for people and our planet.’ We believe this should be reflected in everything we do.