Assistant Range Planner; FTC

Apply now Job no: 566778 Work type: Full time Site: Redditch Categories: Property, Retail Colleagues Location: Worcestershire

We’re looking for an Assistant Range Planner to join our Range Planning team – an exciting, hands‑on role at the heart of how our products come to life in stores. In this collaborative position, you’ll work closely with Buying, Marketing, Supply, Store Development and Retail Operations to shape the ideal range and promotional structure. You’ll help define the right balance of Good, Better, Best products and promotional offers, translating these into clear visual plans that show how products should be positioned on shelves and displays to maximise sales and elevate the customer experience.

You’ll also play a key role in delivering our range change and promotional programmes, ensuring new ranges are communicated accurately, aligned to store performance, and launched on time to a “Right First Time” standard. This role supports our full retail estate of 370 stores, giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across Halfords.

• Creating planograms in Spaceman using the core principles agreed with the Range Planner, including SKU lists, stock policies and merchandising criteria
• Collaborating with the Point of Sale (“POS”) team to ensure all planograms include the correct point of sale materials
• Builds and sets up planograms in the Test Bed for review with key stakeholders
• Maintains accurate and consistent data within Spaceman to ensure planogram integrity
• Works with the Macro Space team to schedule and agree planogram uploads in line with go‑live dates
• Responds to store queries relating to planograms, resolving issues or escalating when needed
• Supports the ongoing management of the Test Bed by ensuring:
  Stock can be booked in and out by all relevant teams;
  Usage rotas are maintained and training sessions or signoffs are scheduled appropriately;
  The environment is kept clean, organised and aligned to agreed standards;
  Stock levels are regularly audited and managed

• Retail experience desirable, though not essential
• Highly diligent with excellent attention to detail
• Genuine passion for visual merchandising and creating impactful displays
• Experience using Spaceman or other space‑planning software desirable but not essential
• Experience with Microsoft package(s), e.g., Excel desirable but not essential

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave
• Hybrid working – based at Support Centre 2 days a week with optional 3 days working from home; requires flexibility to go into stores when required
• Access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services
• Resources and ongoing support to enhance wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords

We are an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds, embracing diversity within our one Halfords Family.

Advertised: 22 Jul 2026 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: 05 Aug 2026 GMT Daylight Time