Assistant Range Planner; FTC​/Secondment

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Work type: Full time
Site: Redditch
Categories: Property, Retail Colleagues
Location: Worcestershire

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. Weare dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime ofmotoringand cycling enjoyment.

The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.

Ifyou’rewilling to get stuck in,you’lllove it here too. So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment whereexpertiseand focus take people far.

We’relooking for an Assistant Range Planner to join our Range Planning team-an exciting,hands onrole at the heart of how our products come to life in  this collaborative position,you’llwork closely with Buying, Marketing, Supply, Store Development and Retail Operations to shape the ideal range and promotional structure.

You’llhelp 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’llalso 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.

Creatingplanograms in Spaceman using the core principles agreed with the Range Planner, including SKU lists, stockpoliciesand merchandising criteria

Collaborating with the Point of Sale“POS”team to ensure all planograms include the correctpointofsalematerials

Builds and sets up planograms in the Test Bed for review with key stakeholders

Maintainsaccurateand consistent data within Spaceman to ensure planogram integrity

Works with the Macro Space team to schedule and agree planogram uploads in line withgolivedates

Responds to store queries relating to planograms, resolvingissuesor 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 aremaintainedand 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 is desirable, though not essential

Highly diligent with excellent attention to detail

Genuine passion for visual merchandising and creating impactful displays

Experience using Spaceman or otherspaceplanningsoftware is desirable but not essential.

Experience with Microsoft packagese.g. Excelis desirable but not essential.

A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme,pension, life assurance,25days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.

Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.

We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre2days a week with an optional3days working from home.

This roleneedsflexibilityto go into stores when required.

You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suiteof products and services.

Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources andongoingsupport to enhance your wellbeing at work andactive Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria?

We'den courage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues.

We'rean equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

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