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Micro Space Planner

Employer
WHSmith
Location
Houndsditch
Salary
up to 30k
Closing date
24 Aug 2022

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Micro Space Planner
London Head Office, Houndsditch (with hybrid remote working)
Grade C
Salary up to 30k



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Micro Space Planner to join our busy Travel Head Office based in Houndsditch London. You’ll support the Micro Space Manager with developing ranges and creating planograms (and/or display guidelines) using the best visual merchandising principles which deliver optimal availability, sales and profit. 

What you’ll be doing:


-    Analysis of data to ensure optimum range construction and ongoing improvement of the customer offer
-    Building relationships with suppliers over range merchandising and product positioning
-    Creating planograms using in-house systems
-    Building internal relationships with operations and trading
-    Management of range and store grading to ensure right product in right store
-    Ensuring new and refitted stores have correct planograms for opening
-    Sales analysis, trend reporting and micro space analysis
-    Keep up to date on competitor ranges and display techniques

What we are looking for:


•    Ideally you will have relevant work experience in a visual merchandising role 
•    Candidates will also be considered with relevant work experience in retail having dealt with planograms on the shop floor in previous roles. 
•    Sound working knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables/V-Look Ups) and an ability to interpret detailed reports 
•    High level of numeracy 
•    Excellent attention to detail
•    Strong commercial skills and market interpretation 
•    Excellent organisation and planning skills 
•    Engaging, influencing and negotiation 

Why Join Us?


You’ll be at of the hub of an incredibly fast-moving function and you’ll be trusted to make decisions that benefit the business. It’s a serious responsibility – which will seriously motivate you. You’ll thrive on the freedom and the chance to use your skills and will be supported with plenty of training and development opportunities. What’s more, you can expect some fab rewards, including an achievable annual bonus, 24 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more), pension, the perks of your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays, and lots more! Our London Head Office in Houndsditch is only a five minute walk from Liverpool Street and Aldgate tube and close to lots of shops, bars and restaurants!

 

Company

WHSmith started in 1792 with a small news vendor in Little Grosvenor Street, London, followed by the opening of our first bookstall in Euston Station in 1848. We quickly established ourselves as the favoured newsagent, stationers and bookseller opening stores across the UK. From this point on, there has been no looking back.

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