Macro Space Manager

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About the role:

At Lincolnshire Co-op, our Support Services team is dedicated to offering guidance and expertise across our business. Our Central Operations team is key to this, and we're now looking for a Macro Space Manager to join our team and take responsibility for optimising store layouts and space utilisation, ensuring alignment with our format blueprints, customer shopping missions and company standards.

As our Macro Space Manager, you will develop macro space allocation tables for various store formats, create layouts that maximise space efficiency, and ensure compliance with legal requirements (including HFSS, DDA, and health and safety regulations). A key part of this role will involve analysing customer behaviour, sales performance and market trends to inform decisions on space allocation and promotional placements. You will also oversee the sign-off process for cyclical refreshes and new store openings, ensuring local needs are met and store layouts are operationally aligned.

Collaboration is crucial in this role, as you'll work closely with merchandising, operations, and marketing teams to support product strategies and promotional activities. You will also contribute to data-driven insights for post-implementation reviews, monitor space allocation effectiveness, and provide feedback for continuous improvement.

For more detailed information, please refer to the full job description which is available as a download on this page.

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About You

To thrive in this role, you should have experience in space planning or retail operations, with a strong understanding of optimising store layouts. Your ability to analyse data and turn insights into actionable plans will be key to maximising sales and profitability. A track record of managing cross-functional projects and driving alignment across teams is essential.

You will need excellent communication and analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to adjust plans based on performance data. Experience in managing a team and a commitment to continuous improvement will set you apart. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use is required.

If you're passionate about creating efficient retail spaces and driving business performance, we'd love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact on the success of Lincolnshire Co-op's retail operations.

Benefits:

In addition to working for a successful co-operative business, we offer our colleagues fantastic benefits, including:

• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) (pro-rata)
• Pension scheme (with up to 12% employer contributions)
• Generous colleague discount rates across our family of businesses
• Annual discretionary colleague bonus to reward you for your hard work
• Free tea and coffee provisions for all colleagues during rest breaks at work

We are an "Investors in People - Platinum" employer, meaning that we have been recognised as one of the country's top employers, offering progression opportunities to all our colleagues. As your confidence grows, you'll have the opportunity to build the skills necessary to further progress your career and help to open up future opportunities. Whether you're thinking of a future with us or looking to develop your skills with a community-focused business, we'll work together with you to shape your career for the better.

About Us

From a single store in 1861 we have grown to be one of the most successful co-operatives in the UK. We're proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from across our family of businesses. From Food Stores and Pharmacies to Post Offices and Support Services, we're a growing society made up of over 220 outlets and nearly 3,000 colleagues.

We're owned by our members, the people of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, and have been for more than 160 years! Communities are at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to deliver more than great customer service. We support them by sharing dividend with our members, investing in new and improved services, raising money for charity through our Community Champion scheme, supporting local schools and so much more!

We work together as a Society and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. If you need any adjustments, would like us to do anything differently during the interview or would like to get in touch with us about anything else, please contact our Recruitment team on (01522) 533316, or alternatively you can email [email protected].

We may choose to close our vacancies in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.