Modular Planner - Asda Express

Job TitleModular Planner - Asda Express
LocationAsda House
Employment TypeFull time
Contract TypePermanent
Hours Per Week37.5
Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

CategoryStores Visual Merchandising
Closing Date27 February 2025

Modular Planners play a pivotal role in deploying the correct ranging decisions by store. Informed by insights they will create clustered specific ranges that are suitable and meet the needs of all our customers.

“Everything about Asda” 

We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. 

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. 

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.  

“Everything you'll love”               

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit  – Looking forward to the future
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.

Plus, much more! 

“Find your role”   

Range Analytics

• Modular Planners will work closely with Commercial teams and the Channel Mangers to review and analyse range recommendations put forward and asses how they can best be deployed to meet the needs of our customers

Ranging Excellence

• Reviewing ad hoc range deployment requests, including store queries, availability reviews or inventory queries that best align to overall strategy

• Delivery against the agreed activity plan adhering to critical path timings

• Work collaboratively with business units, customer teams and supply to ensure key milestones are achieved

Ranging Knowledge

• Keep up to date with ranging insights, market trends latest training to deliver the best range deployment possible in line with the business strategy.

How you’ll do it:

• Develop a close working relationship with our central commercial and modular planning teams, along with the Asda Express Chanel managers

• Understand our customers and the different store format strategies

• Work within the Framework and Guidelines set out with the Asda Express and wider Modular planning functions

• Gain understanding and full utilisations of the Blue Yonder Modular Planning Software

• Engage business teams to ensure the range deployment delivers against the scope set out for the activity

Who You’ll work with:

• Central Modular Planning

• BUD leadership team (BUD, SBM, Buying Managers)

• Channel Managers

• Insight and analytics teams

• Supply

• Retail Operations

“Find your everything at Asda” – To be the Uks best fresh food & clothing superstore by satisfying the daily & weekly shopping needs of ordinary working people and their families who demand value. 
 
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective.  It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. 
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-

•    Discretionary company bonus
•    Company pension up to 7% matched
•    10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
 
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves