Store Operations Planner

Description:

Location:  BD4 6HN
Division:  Creative, Product & Marketing
Contract Type:  Fixed Term Contract until Dec 2024 – Salaried

We're looking for a Store Operational Planner to join our team until the end of 2024.  A great entry level role into retail operations and merchandising operations, you will execute and maintain store level information, including planograms, floor plans and internal documentation to contribute to successful in store launches and on-going maintenance.  You'll also support Customer Operations in order management, compliance feedback, field merchandiser queries and any operational administration. 
 
Your main responsibilities will include:

Use display planning and ordering software, such as Card Manager, Link5 and Order Pool, to load all approved store plans, to the right stores, with the right stock, in line with Critical Date Path.
Execution of store refit programme at plan level, including fixture changes, floor mat changes or space changes, with regular communication to wider teams.
Ensure planogram and fixture information is up to date, from launch to exit, aligned to Visual Merchandising function in Card Manager, including standard vs customer plan checks, with regular communication flow to capture any changes.
Action plan level pocket amends (distribution changes) as instructed by Create and Commercial Squads, to ensure availability and performance is optimised. 
Identify and resolve any plan inaccuracies, in conjunction with relevant stake holders.
Maintenance and timely handover of ‘who has what list’ documents and picture plans to help ensure store communication is accurate at launch 
Running weekly reports, such as Planned Pocket Report, to aid wider functions.
Support with activity launch checks to ensure all SKUs are shippable & sellable, contributing to Order Fulfilment targets.
Support the management & maintenance of Store Plan Library/Bible including fixture, store & plan information
Support with compliance updates to the wider functions, including maintenance of customer image bank & reporting
Check & loading of 3rd party allocations. EG. from UKG to service non Hallmark plans/allocations
Where required, translation of store planograms into user friendly formats for any 3rd party merchandising.
 
A great development opportunity to build on your retail understanding and/or planning skilling.  To be successful you will need to be:

Educated at GCSE/A-Level or experience in retail or administration
Experienced in working with large amounts of data, through the use of software and/or Excel
Experienced delivering to fixed objectives and KPIs
Experienced managing workload & adhering to Critical Date Paths 
Computer literate, comfortable with Excel and at a significant advantage if you've experience of systems such as Card Manager, Link5 & Showcase Query
Flexible, resourceful, agile and resilient, whilst staying focused on objectives and targets
Comfortable with insights driven decision making, data management and reporting for varying audiences
Detail orientated, with the ability to solve problems in an effective manner.
Actively aware of how your work impacts on broader ways of working, policies and procedures
Pro-active in your feedback to feed into continuous improvement practices to identify and resolve issues
Intermediate Excel skills, comfortable with Pivot tables and Vlookups
 
Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:

Competitive salary
26 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus an annual care day and volunteer days
Health cashback scheme
Pension benefit
Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities
Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

You may have experience in the following: Store Planning Assistant, Retail Space Coordinator, Merchandising Assistant, Visual Merchandising Coordinator, Retail Space Assistant, Store Layout Assistant, Store Development Assistant, Store Layout Coordinator, Retail Store Design Assistant, Operations Coordinator, Merchandising Operations Assistant, etc.

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