Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Display Planner to join our B&M team based in our Central Support Office in Lasswade on a 12 month fixed term basis. This role is to create and maintain planograms at dobbies. It's an exciting opportunity to bring to life the product ranges and provide our store colleagues with visually appealing display options as well as commercially viable plans at a micro level. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and positive, keeping customer and data at the forefront of decision making while in the role.
Responsibilites

• Manage category planograms
• Create and present analysis using space software
• Work cross functionally with other teams to deliver company KPIs
• Challenge and flag when potential issues occur
• Follow critical path and adhere to timelines
• Present and sign off work as part of a wider cat management process
• PDF and communicate plans to stores
• Support layout planning with planogram options and fixture requirements
• Support compliance in stores through timely intervention
• Improve and innovate existing on shelf merchandising principles

Who we are looking for

• Great communicator and team player
• Strong foundation of excel
• Positive and forward-thinking perspective
• Balance customer needs and commercial decisions
• Background in retail preferred
• Passion for garden centre retail and realising the opportunity
• Space software expert (training provided)
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.

What we offer

• Holiday - enjoy a well deserved break with 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata for part time)
• Discount - treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Hybrid working - a combination of office and home working to help balance your work life balance
• Pension - save for the future with our company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan
• Season ticket loans - spread the cost of travel with an interest free loan
• Access to Wagestream - support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust - seek confidential support, access to a Virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy - continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Study assistance - invest in your professional development with funded courses and qualifications
• The little things to keep you going through the day - free tea, coffee, and milk
• Collaborative office space - with access to our wellbeing room, learning resources and even a book swap
• Invites to our annual company conference, summer and Christmas social events

About us
At Dobbies, we're proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.
Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.
Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for,
We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

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