Remodel and Merchandising Co-ordinator

**About the opportunity...**:
We are recruiting for a Remodel and Merchandising Co-ordinator to join our Facilities and Store Development Team.

This is a three month secondment and the role will be field-based and will involve travelling across the UK.

As a Remodel and Merchandising Coordinator, you will report to the Remodel and Merchandising Lead Co-ordinator and you play a crucial part in supporting the mobilisation of Poundland new store merchandising and business transformation projects for new and existing stores.

Strong working relationships are critical to this role and you will be working cross functionally with the retail field team, Store Managers, and external agencies.

Due to the nature of the role, there will be an expectation to work 11-hour shifts, including day and nights
- Nights - Monday to Thursday between the hours of 7 pm -7 am
- Days - Monday to Friday between the hours of 7 am - 8 pm

This role comes with the ability to study Facilities Services Operative Level 2 qualification, through an apprenticeship.

**What you'll be doing...**:
A typical day working as a Remodel and Merchandising Co-ordinator will include:

- Responsible for the Merchandising of each store project as guided by the Remodelling & Merchandising Project Manager
- Overseeing teams onsite to ensure timescales are achieved
- Ensuring all orders are placed and available in time
- Oversee all store deliveries and allocations
- Working to visual merchandise planograms using space layout plans
- Ensuring all correct pricing and point of sale using the correct equipment and process are in place.

**What you'll need...**:
To be successful, you will need:

- Previous retail experience at supervisory or managerial level
- Exposure of supporting new store opening and refits
- Confident in leading and working with internal and external teams
- Full clean UK driving licence and confidence in driving a small company van
- Commercial awareness
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage own workload
- Confidence and resilience under pressure
- Flexibility to work various shift patterns, including nights
- Self-motivation with the ability to work on own initiative.

**What we can offer...**:
This role comes with the ability to study Facilities Services Operative Level 2 qualification, through an apprenticeship. Other benefits include:

- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle
- Potential to earn bonus
- Free on-site car park
- Onsite coffee lounge
- Long service awards
- Additional holiday purchase - (once a year window to apply)
- Pension
- Life Assurance

**About us...**:
Since opening its first store in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990, Poundland, has built a network of over 850 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, offering top brands and great quality own brand products that provide customers with amazing value every day.

Poundland offers thousands of quality products in store with over 1,000 well-known brands in 17 shopping categories including food and drink, health and beauty, household, gardening, DIY, pet, stationery, books, DVDs and toys. It is on a journey from a single price to a simple price point retailer. While the majority of items in its stores are at its original £1 price point, it is extending ranges above and below £1 that also offer amazing value.

Now part of Pepco Group with over 2,500 stores across Europe, Poundland also trades internationally in the Republic of Ireland through its Dealz brand. Dealz has a growing store base in both Poland and Spain.

Within the UK, Poundland has also rolled out its fashion brand PEP&CO to approximately 300 of its larger stores. PEP&CO, launched in 2015 as a standalone brand, offers customers a full range of women’s, men’s and kids’ fashion and is now bringing new style to Poundland with simple low pricing on family fashion that’s hard to find on local high streets.

PEP&CO was also nominated in the 2019 Retail Week Awards as Private Label of The Year.