Our Head Office department is in the heart of Piccadilly and occupies the 5th & 6th floor of our beautiful flagship store. This central London location offers so much to explore including restaurants, bars, cultural sites, shopping and more, and only a short walk from the Green Park Tube Station and plenty of bus stops.

Role Purpose 

To drive branch performance through effective space planning and merchandising. The Branch Merchandiser will lead planograms and space planning activity and deliver insightful analysis of store space and sales to ensure ranges are right-sized, commercially focused and consistently executed.

Key Responsibilities 

• Own the development, maintenance and accuracy of planograms using Scorpion, JDA or similar space planning systems.

• Lead all space planning activity, ensuring store space is optimised through analysis of sales, rate of sale, store profiles and space productivity.

• Ensure all new ranges, seasonal changes and promotions are fully space planned and commercially justified.

• Support NPD launches, seasonal planning and promotional execution from a space perspective.

• Analyse sales and space performance to right-size categories, fixtures and ranges.

• Review sales versus space to identify over-spaced and under-spaced areas and recommend reallocation.

• Track and evaluate the impact of space and range changes, adjusting plans in line with trading patterns.

• Produce clear, insight-led reports to support commercial decision-making.

• Oversee the effective implementation of planograms in store, ensuring layouts are practical, compliant and maximise space productivity.

• Conduct regular branch visits to review merchandising standards, planogram compliance, stock holding and space effectiveness.

• Provide clear, actionable and commercially focused feedback to branches and head office teams.

• Support store openings, refits and floor moves, ensuring space is planned and delivered to meet trading needs.

• Work closely with Buying & Merchandising, VM and Marketing teams to align space, stock and sales strategies.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Experience in Branch Merchandising, Space Planning or a similar role.

• Strong experience using space planning software such as Scorpion, JDA or equivalent.

• Strong commercial and analytical capability, with experience in store and space performance analysis.

• Able to translate data and store insight into clear, actionable recommendations.

Essential:

*       High level of accuracy and attention to detail

*       Ability to analyse sales performance and make data-led decisions

*       Advanced Excel skills

*       Commercially driven and results-focused

*       Ability to interpret reports and present findings clearly

Why Work For Us:

• Competitive salary

• A generous store and restaurant discount of up to 40%

• 25 days holidays (excluded bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday

• A fantastic subsidised staff restaurant which uses Fortnum’s ingredients

• A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally

• Excellent pension scheme

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards