About this role

As a Merchandising Manager within the GM team, you are accountable for the presentation of ranges in stores that meet all customer and business needs, through the delivery of operationally robust and customer-centric planograms, whilst supporting commercial and corporate strategies.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Successful delivery of planograms that meet stock holding, sales and range structure criteria, and corporate strategy intents.
• Responsible for the management of stock levels for new and delisted lines, improving working capital and availability.
• Category and product data analysis to ensure optimal balance of range and space.
• Ownership of all elements of range delivery and stock deletions, managing the critical path and all associated stakeholders.
• Insightful support to Trading teams during range reset activity, providing robust data through category knowledge and analysis.
• Leading business initiatives through the provision of category knowledge, supporting trials and projects to aid customer awareness, increasing market share through the continual evolution of customer-led range presentation.
• Leading category development through the review, trialling and delivery of planograms that have an appropriate range and space mix whilst ensuring that customer and commercial needs are prioritised, and delivered efficiently.
• Delivering optimised presentation of ranges through efficient end to end stock level management resulting in the balanced use of all fixture space.
• Developing and providing first class service and support to commercial teams and stores, to resolve queries and drive the right range into the right stores.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Detailed knowledge of Retail industry and market trends.
• Strong retail systems abilities, including micro space planning software and stock management systems.
• Strong category knowledge, including holistic range building, price hierarchies and brand structures, all wholly customer focused.
• Stock management processes, including the introduction of new lines and cost efficient deletions of exiting ranges.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and arbitrate, with confidence in decision making whilst maintaining good working relationships.
• Strong team and autonomous work ethic, often simultaneously whilst balancing multiple category workloads and projects.
• Data analysis with merchandising systems, and presentation.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Broad merchandising experience in the Grocery retail sector.
• Record of analysing market and sales data, supplier information and product knowledge to build ranges and planograms.
• End to end support role in category reviews, providing insight.
• Experience of inventory management and range ownership

Reward & Benefits

We believe success should be rewarded. So, from a simple thank you to our well-deserved recognition awards, we’ll show you how much we value you. We care for our colleagues. It’s how we keep hold of the best talent. [Employer hidden] wouldn't be what it is without our amazing colleagues, which is why we offer competitive salaries to ensure we attract and retain the best. We operate one of the most generous colleague discount schemes in food retail, and currently offer two discount cards, one for you and one for your family or friend. You will be eligible for a 15% discount on all eligible purchases and your friend or family will be eligible for up to 10% discount. We know how important it is to take time off to relax and unwind. So, to help you achieve a healthy work/life balance, you’ll enjoy at least 28 days of holiday a year pro rata (including public holidays). Your holiday will increase depending on your length of service, too. We have a competitive pension scheme that all our colleagues can join. In case the worst should happen, we offer a Life Assurance Scheme. All our colleagues are entitled to this benefit from their first day of permanent employment with us, subject to eligibility rules. Not only will you enjoy 15% off your [Employer hidden] shopping, you'll have access to discount and cashback offers from over 1,500 retailers including everything from fashion and holidays to utilities and electronics. All of our sites offer subsidised meals too. We offer a range of flexible, voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits. Our exclusive health care cash plan, provided by Sovereign Health Care, offers colleagues a helping hand with everyday health care costs. At [Employer hidden] we care about our colleagues' wellbeing, and we work with a number of organisations to provide information, advice and support to colleagues and their families. We provide colleagues with free access to Aviva's Digital GP and Aviva Wellbeing app services. We're working with the team at the UK Addiction Treatment Group to support the wellbeing of our colleagues when it comes to addiction and behavioural disorders. We've partnered with Salary Finance to provide all colleagues with access to simple, useful financial education, as well as access to loans at competitive and affordable rates. Family Friendly benefits include Maternity and Adoption Pay, Paternity Leave, Neonatal Leave, and Fertility Leave.

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Learning & Development

As you can imagine, [Employer hidden] is a busy place to be. There’s lots going on - processes, changes, new initiatives, different ways of working. And that’s just on a Monday morning. It means there’s a lot to learn. But learning isn’t just about understanding what’s involved in day-to-day workloads. It’s also about growing and developing in your career, too. That’s why we’ve made sure that learning and development is at the heart of our business. We’re here to make sure everyone has everything they need to be their best - and to go as far as they want. Discover Learning & Development at [Employer hidden]

Our DE&I Workstreams

We're proud to have a diverse group of colleagues working here. We want everyone to feel valued in an environment where we promote respect, where they feel a sense of belonging, and feel celebrated as individuals. These are the moments that matter to them - and they matter to us, too. Everyone is welcome to get involved in our Ethnic Diversity, Ability, LGBTQ+, Women, and Family & Carers workstreams, too. They’re designed to help us better reflect our customers, colleagues, and communities so we can become an even more inclusive business. As a business, we love bringing people together. And we think it’s one of the biggest reasons to be part of our team. Discover our workstreams

Our Process

We've outlined below what our typical process looks like, this can vary slightly depending upon the role or team you've applied for. Our goal is to provide a positive and accessible experience for all applicants, ensuring everyone has the support they need to showcase their best selves. Our resourcing team are on hand to help with any questions about your application and you can reach them by e-mailing [contact hidden].

1. Find an opportunity that's right for you: Once you've found a role that's right for you, you can apply via this site.
2. Online Assessment (Customer Assistant roles) or Let's find out more: For some roles we may ask you to complete an online assessment or we'll get in touch.
3. Interview: Our interviews are typically face to face but can sometimes be virtual.
4. Final Stage: With some roles there might be a second interview, possibly including a task.
5. Decision: We'll let you know the outcome as soon as possible.

Ways of Working

• Customer First - I care about our customers and do everything I can to meet their needs
• Teamwork - I always play my part in the team, and I recognise we go further together
• Working Freely in a Framework - I’m trusted to make my own decisions and encouraged to improve things for customers and for us
• Care and Respect - We care more and try harder; for each other, for everyone around [Employer hidden]
• Listen and Respond - I take the time to talk with and listen to colleagues and customers, and always do the right thing for them
• Grow Sales, Low Cost - I understand my part in the end-to-end process and look for ways to drive improvement

Life at [Employer hidden]

We’re a Yorkshire based food manufacturer and retailer, and our story began with a simple market stall in Bradford all the way back in 1899. Today, we’re still just as committed to delivering on our promise of 'freshness from farm to fork' for every customer. It’s why we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s leading supermarkets. And, with 90,000 colleagues, nearly 500 stores, and 11 million customers every week, there are now more reasons to join us than you can imagine. Find out more