Job Title
Store Planning & Change Co-ordinator
Location
George House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category
Project and Program Management - SF
Closing Date
19 March 2026
Store Planning and Change Co-ordinator
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the George Store Change team this is a field base role requiring extensive travel, this is North based role but will include covering schemes South based when and if required.
Working within the wider Store Development team, the C8 Store Change Implementer is a pivotal role in the planning, implementing and follow up delivery of change for George.
You will be fully responsible and accountability for landing all elements of George change within the Asda corporate change/new store programme and George Trading Project programme.
The in's and out's:
* Fully responsible for landing all elements of George change within the Asda corporate change/new store programme and George Trading Project programme
* Working closely with the Asda Store Development teams, George Space teams & George Teams
* Full site co-ordination for the George store change implementation ensuring construction, fixturisation and 3rd parties deliver the agreed scheme timelines
* Full accountability to make on site decisions to fix problems which occur on site
* Work with the Store Change Manager to deliver EDLC change which will deliver the business and financial objectives of the corporate schemes and feedback to Senior Manager potential efficiencies in costs
* To influence and communicate at all levels of the business to deliver the change schemes including GSM's and Senior managers during and post change to ensure improvement through a 'better together' approach
* Full responsibility for the product overlays of schemes, to deliver the 'right first time' customer and financial objectives
* To develop and maintain a network of key stakeholders to ensure the efficiency and execution of store change
* Support the Store Change Manager with reviews pre and post on-site
* To support the Store Liaison Manager with identifying and driving accountability of Health and Safety practices on site during store change
* Required to be up to date with current thinking within space, layout and VM to ensure each store change represents current business objectives
* Support and develop the Your Voice process and a commitment to driving improvements in opportunities as well as maintaining strength areas.
* The role encompasses working right across the Asda Estate in stores, Asda House and George House therefore there is a high amount of travel and working away required
What you'll need:
* An excellent team player with great communication skills
* Ability to create and develop key stakeholder relationships across different functions in AH/GH
* Strong planning, organisation and administration skills
* Ability to work remotely and problem solve
* Proactive, innovative and a forward thinker with an ability to manage your own time and workload
* Attention to detail with strong planning, analytical and implementation skills with a right first time approach
* Ability to be able to travel and work away from home and overnight stays up to 3+ nights
* Weekend working is required for this role
* Have a full driving license
* Fully flexible and working long hours while onsite
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
* Discretionary company bonus
* Company pension up to 7% matched
* 15% colleague discount in store and online
* Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas
* Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
* Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves