About the role
Range Change Store Planner
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
£25,000 - £30,000 + Bonus + Pension + BUPA + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + hybrid working
Southampton, Store Support Office/ Hybrid Working
We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Range Change Store Planner and you’ll be a big part of this.
At B&Q we have a hybrid approach to working to increase flexibility in when and where we work. For this role we would be looking for you to be in the office 3 days per week.
Key responsibilities
You will be working as a key part of the project team to produce and distribute store plans & supporting documentation to deliver Neutron and Range Change activity in line with the range change calendar.
You will support with the planning of all Space Change and store plan accuracy updates ensuring our planning database is accurate and aligned to the Matrix and Planning Principles whilst maximising profitable use of space.
- Using blueprint and planning principles develop and produce range change plans within agreed timescales whilst ensuring the most effective use of space is achieved and the principles have been consistently applied
- Build & maintain good working relationships with agency colleagues. Using Constructive feedback, plan auditing, effective use of reports and project PIR to ensure planning principles and standards are maintained & opportunities identified to drive the process forward whilst always managing the balance of time, cost & quality.
- Create and maintain mapping documents within agreed timescales and auditing to ensure appropriate module for footage and equipment
- Manage and communicate details of all plan changes and issues supporting plan revisions to all relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Manage and complete live plan updates in a timely manner.
- Support all additional Space Change through plan updates in line with agreed amendments.
- Support with maintaining accuracy of the store plan through reviewing and actioning discrepancy reports
- Manage and develop relationships with Range and Space Change planners, VM's, Planogrammers and Planning Agencies.
- Provide progress updates on allocated workload to the Store Planning Manager.
- Maintain detailed audit trail of all plan changes post implementation
Required skills & experience
- Highly numerate, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- A passion for accuracy and attention to detail ensuring that errors and omissions are spotted and quality maintained.
- Strong communication skills
- An interest in retail space and store formats.
- Store planning knowledge desirable
- Experience of working in retail an advantage
- Experience utilising an AutoCAD based system would be an advantage but not critical to the role
- Working knowledge of MS Excel, with experience of other MS Office programs & SharePoint
- A resilient self-starter, motivated to anticipate business needs
- Ability to work in a methodical manner, with a structured and disciplined working style
- Plans and prioritises own time/workload to achieve targets
- Team worker with ability to work on own initiative
- Deal with issues in a pro-active positive way whilst ensuring that we hold people to account.
- Deliver in a changing environment
- Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel throughout the UK with some occasional overseas travel
Career progression
What's in it for me?
As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes, bonus, an award-winning pension scheme, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!
As part of a great team, you’ll be supported to grow and encouraged to explore new career directions within the business and the wider group. And, because you’ll be inspiring great things for our customers and the whole business, you’ll do work worth caring about.
We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk.
