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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Display Planner

🏢 WHSmith • 📍 United Kingdom • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026
Salary Range
£32,000 - £32,000
£2,667 - £2,667 / mo

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United Kingdom
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Display Planner
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

Merchandising

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Position Type

Permanent

Salary From

Upto

Salary To

32000

Hours / Week

36.25

Country

UK

County

Greater London

Job Code / Grade

C

Post Code

EC3A 7BX

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

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.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Display Planner roles across WHSmith's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Other Retail Shops.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £32,000 - £32,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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