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Join our Space, Range and Display team as a Display Planner, where you'll turn commercial and category strategy into high-impact planograms for more than 570 M&S Food Halls.\nYou'll take ownership of your categories and work closely with Retail, Commercial, Buying, Product and Supply Chain teams to deliver clear, practical displays that maximise sales, make the best use of space and land right first time in stores. This role would suit someone who combines strong analytical thinking with confident partner management, effective planning and a proactive, solution-focused approach.\nThis is a fixed term contract until November 2027.\nDue to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.\nWhat you'll do\nYour key accountabilities will include:\nOwn the end-to-end delivery of high-impact planograms and store layouts that improve sales, availability and ease of shop. \nPartner with Range Planning, Buying and Product teams to translate category strategy into clear shelf plans and effective product ranges for each space. \nUse sales, stock and store data to lead micro-space decisions, maximise return on space and provide recommendations on display performance. \nDeliver range changes to agreed critical paths, maintaining accurate product information, images, dimensions and system data to support right-first-time execution. \nVisit stores and competitors to review execution, gather feedback and see opportunities, while supporting new store openings and renewal activity. \nWho you are\nYour skills and experience will include:\nStrong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret internal data and market trends and turn them into clear, practical recommendations. \nConfident partner management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and handle contending priorities. \nExcellent planning and project management skills, with experience delivering work to agreed timelines and critical paths. \nGood working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power BI; knowledge of Space, Range and Display processes or planning tools is desirable, although full training will be provided. \nA proactive, solution-focused approach, with the confidence to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced retail environment. \nWhat's in it for you?\nWorking at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.\nHere are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:\n20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation \nCompetitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more \nDiscretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours \nStrong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future \nTailored induction and training to support your development from day one \nExclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal \nMarket-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave \n24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services \nOne paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you \nEveryone's welcome\nWe are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.\nWe are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.\nIf you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. 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