Retail Space & Insights Lead

A commercially focused and analytical role responsible for driving retail space performance across a multi-site store estate. The Retail Space Performance Lead will use sales density, customer behaviour, and trading data to optimise store layouts and category space allocation, ensuring every metre delivers maximum value.

Working closely with Buying, Merchandising, and Operations teams, this role will support strategic decision-making through data-led insights, performance analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Develop and maintain space planning principles across stores.
• Manage category space allocation to improve sales productivity and customer experience.
• Analyse sales density, margin, stock turn, and trading performance data to identify opportunities.
• Produce reporting and dashboards to track space performance and ROI.
• Recommend and implement layout improvements based on customer and commercial insights.
• Support range reviews and trading initiatives with clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Design and evaluate in-store trials, measuring results against key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with store and central teams to ensure successful execution of space plans.

• Experience in space planning, merchandising analytics, retail performance, or a similar commercial role.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Commercially aware with a strong understanding of retail KPIs and category performance.
• Confident interpreting complex data and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement.

• Generous holiday allowance and colleague discount.
• Financial wellbeing and employee support programmes.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment with opportunities to make a visible commercial impact