# Location Planner: Argos

Every great store starts with a great decision about where to put it. As our Location Planner, you'll make those decisions. You'll use catchment data, market intelligence and commercial insight to work out where Argos should open, invest and grow, and where we can serve more customers. Your recommendations will go into our estate strategy and board level decisions. They'll shape how millions of customers shop with us. You'll work closely with the Property team and with external data partners. You'll turn complex data into clear, confident advice that moves the business forward. If you love finding the story in the numbers and seeing your work turn into real stores on real high streets, this role is for you. What you'll be doing Producing accurate, evidence led sales forecasts and board papers for new stores, extensions, trade transfers and existing store investments. Running catchment analysis to spot gaps in market coverage, untapped headroom and incremental sales opportunities. Recommending the right size, format and offer for new stores and extensions, backed by a robust network plan. Combining customer, digital, competitor and store performance insight to shape location recomme

- **Id**: 3826789
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sainsburys-location-planner-argos>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom, Manchester, United States
- **Countries**: GB, US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T13:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T14:38:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5789
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Retail & Shop Systems, Online Groceries

## Company

- **Id**: 2631165
- **Name**: Sainsbury's
- **Domain**: sainsburys.co.uk
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sainsburys-jobs>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.111
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 9
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T18:41:44Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 77
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.855
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 9
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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