Group Formats and Design Manager in Dunnington

Overall accountability for Bestway Retail’s Retail Formats, Store Designs and Macro Space Management aimed at delivering sales & profit growth for Bestway Retail & its Retail Customers. Delivers excellent Brand Standards, that will grow retailer membership through retention and recruitment. Formats and Macro space standards that will grow shopper confidence, footfall and retail sales. Sound analytical & commercial decision-making aptitude, with quality contribution to strategic business projects as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage BESTWAY RETAIL store formats, macro space & store layouts function, in line with BESTWAY RETAIL strategy.
• Create a clear Formats + Macro Space plan and strategy that will drive group sales performance & profitability in accordance assigned targets.
• Own, implement and manage the store design and sign-off process, ensuring input from all relevant stakeholders and that all designs are within scope and budget.
• Develop and lead a team of high performing Retail Design Managers.
• Analyse and report on linear space by format, store & industry trends.
• Align BESTWAY RETAIL formats, macro space & design principles, to the UK marketplace utilising market/consumer insights and internal data.
• Produce compelling Formats, Macro-Space, Design guidelines and share with wider stakeholders.
• Review & update guidelines at defined periods as required.
• Track, review and report store performance pre and post launch.
• Continually assess the marketplace for key trends and competitor positioning and continuous improvement.
• Sign off store designs, for re-fits and new business launches.

Retailer Services & Proposition

• Ensure Retail Space & Designs are shopper centric and in keeping with store shopper personas.
• Deliver a space service to BESTWAY RETAIL members that is driven by a strong commercial acumen through the Retail Design team utilising a range of Best Practice tools including appropriate customer service engagement.
• Commercially & Shopper driven Macro Space reviews which focus on sales growth, brand standards, profit, loyalty, shopper personas / development, community, store / multiple growth opportunities, etc).
• Build outstanding relationships across a wide stakeholder group including Retailers, Suppliers and Market Insight partners so quality of service can be delivered collaboratively to drive knowledge and implementation.

The Ideal Candidate Experience

• Minimum 5 years Retail experience, with focus in the following areas; Space Management & Optimisation, Category Management & Merchandising, Store Design and / or Development.
• Strong knowledge of the Total Grocery Market including Symbol Channel.

Technical

• Ability to comprehend detailed commercial and financial information and use same to inform commercial decision making.
• Ability to identify opportunities for growth and development and create appropriate robust plans to turn insight into action.
• A detailed eye for retailing standards.
• Full detailed knowledge of CPOS/EPOS including interrogation of data.
• Specialist in Retail, with a strong Category and Commercial acumen.
• Expert knowledge in Retail Formats, Store Designs and Space Planning.
• Strong aptitude of UK Retail Landscape, channel trends and social insights.
• Advanced analytical skills across multiple data sets, with good attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend and process huge volume data, utilising integrity tools from A.C Nielsen, IGD, HIM.

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply. Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.