Senior Category & Space Planning Manager – Convenience Retail

CIRCLE K IRELAND LIMITED; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K Ireland is hiring a commercially minded Senior Category & Space Planning Manager to lead store layouts, space planning and floor optimisation across Circle K stores in Ireland. The role uses data, insights and customer behaviour to create best-in-class store environments that maximise sales and profitability.

This is a full-time permanent role, based five days per week at the Circle K Support Office in Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, with collaboration across Category, Operations, Network

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Category Management, Buying, Space Planning, or a related FMCG/Retail environment.
• Experience with space planning tools such as RELEX, Spaceman, or similar.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
• Excellent project management, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience facilitating workshops, training teams, and driving change.
• Degree in Business or a related discipline and relevant training in category management or project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead space planning and floor layout design for store remodels, acquisitions, and redevelopment projects.
• Optimise retail space allocation using sales, margin, shopper behaviour, and productivity data.
• Develop and maintain store floor plans and layout standards.
• Drive an exceptional customer journey through effective merchandising and store design.
• Manage floorplan approvals and coordinate with Category, Operations, Network Development, and leadership teams.
• Build and evaluate business cases for shop remodel investments and track performance against targets.
• Use tools such as RELEX, BI platforms, and space planning software to identify opportunities and improve performance.
• Lead the implementation of new store concepts, layouts, and retail initiatives.
• Represent the business in European Space Network forums and support the rollout of EU and local category plans.

Skills

Space planning

Category management

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Degree in Business

Category/Buying/PM training

Tools

RELEX

Spaceman

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Circle K Ireland is hiring a commercially minded Senior Category & Space Planning Manager to lead store layouts, space planning and floor optimisation across Circle K stores in Ireland. The role uses data, insights and customer behaviour to create best-in-class store environments that maximise sales and profitability.

This is a full-time permanent role, based five days per week at the Circle K Support Office in Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, with collaboration across Category, Operations, Network