Range & display Planner – M&S Foods

Job description

Job Description:

Summary

We’re looking for an individual with entreprenural flair, with a passion for planning who wants to play a part in transforming one of the country’s best-loved brands, to join us as a Range & Display Planner.

Are you passionate about how customers shop, with an eye for commercial opportunies through driving volume sales by efficient replenishment and availbility? Do you have experience creating and managing planograms for a given product area? If the answer is ‘Yes’ then we want to hear from you!

About the role

Your key accountabilities will include

·  Create and manage the ongoing maintenance of planograms for a given product area, ensuring that they are updated to agreed range change measures; are always of the highest standards through the application of agreed planogram Display Principles and rules
·  Analyse multiple sources of commercial data to help inform and recommend ranging decisions & improvements.
·  Work in partnership with the Buyer to ensure a balanced and appropriately sized range of products in each store cluster thereby maximising the range choice within the available footage
·  To use expert category knowledge and close working relationships with the Category team to inform specific display rules and act as a check to ensure the optimum range is delivered
·  Provide display related management information such as shelf efficiency, stocking points, space and cluster performance and to provide recommendations for potential range enhancements
·  Understand and support the Supply Chain end to end process by providing the Supply Chain team with range distributions and cost to fills to the agreed Critical Path
·  Play a key role in building and managing category planograms for Renewal format stores. Provide on-site support to store teams during build and on-going delivery of format
·  Conduct regular competitor visits and liaise with suppliers to keep abreast of industry activities and trends
·  Visit stores regularly to review implementation of displays to gain store feedback and to identify potential improvements and opportunities

About you

Your skills and experience will include

·  Detailed knowledge of the Space Range & Display processes and critical paths
·  Excellent project management skills
·  Food category & customer knowledge to ensure focussed ranging
·  Excellent analysis and problem solving abilities
·  Good presentation skills
·  Good knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Microsoft Excel & Power BI
·  Food Analytics Query Tool (Business Objects)
·  JDA Suite Including – Space Planning, Assortment Optimization & Intactix Knowledge Database or experience using imilar space planning software