Space/Store Planning Manager - Retail

*** Excellent opportunity to join to leading retail head office ***

An opportunity has arisen to join one of the leading retailers in the South within their Space Planning department. This strategic role will suite an analytically minded individual who has experience of working in a space planning environment.

Key elements of the role will include:

• Developing product and store format propositions from initial concept to fully costed, detailed proposals
• Project managing the implementation of proposition developments into stores including specifically controlling all costs within an agreed budget
• Training, developing and motivating merchandisers
• Identifying and implementing other opportunities to drive sales
• Analysing sales results to ensure macro space is aligned with customer expectations to ensure optimum sales in relation to space allocation within store
• Measuring the performance of individual categories in terms of sales and profit and making recommendations to senior management for future space allocation
• Liaising with all stakeholders to influence future allocations / store designs based on current category performances, past category performances and projected category performances
• Utilising bespoke software systems to extract data and produce accurate category performance results enabling informed and accurate decisions to be made

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the leading retailers in the UK providing fantastic career opportunities to an ambitious individual.