Display Planner
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Position Overview & Specifications
London Head Office, Houndsditch (with hybrid remote working)
Grade C
Salary up to 32k
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Display Planner to join our busy Travel Head Office based in Houndsditch London. You’ll support the Micro Space Manager with developing ranges and creating planograms (and/or display guidelines) using the best visual merchandising principles which deliver optimal availability, sales and profit.
What you’ll be doing:
- Analysis of data to ensure optimum range construction and ongoing improvement of the customer offer
- Building relationships with suppliers over range merchandising and product positioning
- Creating planograms using in-house systems
- Building internal relationships with operations and trading
- Management of range and store grading to ensure right product in right store
- Ensuring new and refitted stores have correct planograms for opening
- Sales analysis, trend reporting and micro space analysis
- Keep up to date on competitor ranges and display techniques
What we are looking for:
- Ideally you will have relevant work experience in a visual merchandising role
- Candidates will also be considered with relevant work experience in retail having dealt with planograms on the shop floor in previous roles.
- Sound working knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables/V-Look Ups) and an ability to interpret detailed reports
- High level of numeracy
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong commercial skills and market interpretation
- Excellent organisation and planning skills
- Engaging, influencing and negotiation
Why Join Us?
You’ll be at of the hub of an incredibly fast-moving function and you’ll be trusted to make decisions that benefit the business. It’s a serious responsibility – which will seriously motivate you. You’ll thrive on the freedom and the chance to use your skills and will be supported with plenty of training and development opportunities. What’s more, you can expect some fab rewards, including an achievable annual bonus, 24 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more), pension, the perks of your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays, and lots more! Our London Head Office in Houndsditch is only a five minute walk from Liverpool Street and Aldgate tube and close to lots of shops, bars and restaurants!
Format of Business
MerchandisingFull Time / Part Time
Full TimePosition Type
PermanentSalary From
UptoSalary To
32000Hours / Week
36.25Country
UKCounty
Greater LondonJob Code / Grade
CPost Code
EC3A 7BXCandidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Other Retail Shops
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Display Planner roles across WHSmith's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Other Retail Shops.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £32,000 - £32,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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