Overview of the role
About the Role
We’re looking for a customer-focused Micro Space Planner to join our Space Planning team and play a key role in driving commercial success through effective, efficient, and innovative merchandising. You'll create detailed planograms that meet both customer expectations and business needs, with the aim of increasing sales and improving operational efficiencies across our circa 700 branches nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver high-quality, coherent micro space planograms that align with business and customer objectives.
Continuously challenge and evolve merchandising techniques and equipment, benchmarking against industry best practices.
Work closely with the Space Assistant to review planogram performance and influence range decisions for profitability.
Adhere to Range Review Calendar deadlines and manage regular planogram updates including monthly code changes.
Represent the Space Planning team in promotional planning meetings, delivering relevant planograms as needed.
Manage the mock shop environment and oversee the storage and organisation of fixtures and display products.
Drive improved communication and understanding of planograms to branches across the network.
Support store initiatives and trials in collaboration with the wider Commercial team.
Provide support on macro space queries in the absence of the Macro Space Planner.
Navigate the complexities of a business grown through acquisition, with a wide variety of store layouts and fixture types.
Skills & Experience Required
Proficient in JDA (Category Management Software).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across all business levels.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders and challenge decisions constructively.
Solid understanding of retail branch operations and merchandising principles.
Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise under pressure.
Experience working in a merchandising, retail planning, or similar role.
Why Join Us?
Work within a dynamic team on high-impact projects.
Be part of a leading retailer with a national presence.
Contribute to visible improvements across our store network.
Enjoy a supportive environment that encourages innovation and development.
Apply Today!
If you're a detail-oriented planner with a passion for retail and merchandising, we'd love to hear from you.
The Ideal Candidate
Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.
Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.
About the Company
For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.
Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.
The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.
We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.
We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.
‘Together we make a difference’
