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Job ref: 0d546fc89bbb4b69ad002d089985c87a
Full Job Description
Have you got a passion for physical retail, customer experience and a broad understanding of how shops work?
...Are you comfortable with numbers but also able to paint a strategic picture?
...Do you like simplifying and solving complex problems whilst cutting through ambiguity?
...Want to help shape and create what John Lewis shops look like in the future to drive long-term profitability?
...Then this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!
As the Store Format Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for developing the overall strategy for John Lewis shops.
Collaborating closely with Commercial, Property, Retail and Strategy (to name a few), you will define the medium-to-long-term store experience strategy. You will explore and identify key innovation opportunities to create a vision and roadmap for our stores, propositions and customer experience.
You will feed into the capital plan to create a pipeline of investment in shops, driving profitability and reducing operational debt to achieve sustainable, long-term growth for our physical estate.
You will work cross-functionally, leading the early-stage brief development for new and existing shop opportunities on behalf of the brand, aligning these briefs to the store experience strategy and Business Plan.
You will support the Store Strategy & Development Lead in making priority decisions and coordinating/programming portfolio projects.
.
Salary - £52,800 - £84,300 - Please note from 1st April 2025, the salary range for this role will start from £56,000 and will follow the secondment policy (see further details below)
Contract type - This position is a Secondment until the end of November 2025.
Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Store Format team aims for around 1-2 days a week in the office to connect (core days are Mondays) and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings.
Location - This role is based at our London Head Office campus in Pimlico. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role. There is also a responsibility to visit our John Lewis branches when necessary. You will be able to claim travel expenses for these journeys., Lead the creation and development of the overall Store Experience strategy, refreshing annually in line with the business planning timeline:
The strategy must consider vision for our shops, architecture, shopfit design, space, customer amenities, services, hospitality and other commercial propositions.
Regularly exploring best-in-class benchmarking and working with external agencies where needed to define and set the overall Brand ambition for store experience.
Ensure affordability and financial viability lenses applied
Works closely with the SME's to identify shop solutions that step-change customer experience and profitability
Developing a programme of work for large-scale format initiatives and in store propositions that ladder up to the business and store experience strategy, and business plan.
On behalf of Brand & Store Experience, lead the strategic development of large scale initiatives. Developing high level project plans, timelines, and budgets to enable Stage Gate 1 papers and consulting on SG2 / project mobilisation hand off to Store Development Manager:
Leads the development of shop elements through Discovery, Ideation and Define phases to create Development Briefs aligned to the business strategy and aspiration.
Establishing robust measures of success for major intervention projects, all stakeholders are aligned to the ambition and scope and any conflicting aspirations / priorities are resolved in a timely manner
Business case development - creating business cases for new initiatives, assessment of their potential impact & feasibility, and ensuring consistent measurement of benefits
For relevant projects, lead the measurement of benefits and Review & Recommend process
Ensures learnings from competitors across the world are brought into new opportunities to consistently and constantly improve the customer experience and business profitability.
Using data and insight to support all experience and format strategy work.
Ensure all Discovery activity puts the Customer at the heart of all shop and store format briefs., We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.
We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
Expertise in developing customer Experience and format strategies
Data analysis & interpretation, actionable insight and recommendation
Commercial and financial acumen
Thought leadership
Stakeholder Management, influencing, presenting
Project Management
Innovation, creative thinking
Desirable skills/experience you may have
Shop operations understanding
Innovation, creative thinking
Trading or Business Development experience
Project Management
Familiar with business intelligence tools
Strategic workforce planning; analysis; resource management
#LI-HEADOFFICE
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...Are you comfortable with numbers but also able to paint a strategic picture?
...Do you like simplifying and solving complex problems whilst cutting through ambiguity?
...Want to help shape and create what John Lewis shops look like in the future to drive long-term profitability?
...Then this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!
As the Store Format Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for developing the overall strategy for John Lewis shops.
Collaborating closely with Commercial, Property, Retail and Strategy (to name a few), you will define the medium-to-long-term store experience strategy. You will explore and identify key innovation opportunities to create a vision and roadmap for our stores, propositions and customer experience.
You will feed into the capital plan to create a pipeline of investment in shops, driving profitability and reducing operational debt to achieve sustainable, long-term growth for our physical estate.
You will work cross-functionally, leading the early-stage brief development for new and existing shop opportunities on behalf of the brand, aligning these briefs to the store experience strategy and Business Plan.
You will support the Store Strategy & Development Lead in making priority decisions and coordinating/programming portfolio projects.
.
Salary - £52,800 - £84,300 - Please note from 1st April 2025, the salary range for this role will start from £56,000 and will follow the secondment policy (see further details below)
Contract type - This position is a Secondment until the end of November 2025.
Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Store Format team aims for around 1-2 days a week in the office to connect (core days are Mondays) and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings.
Location - This role is based at our London Head Office campus in Pimlico. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role. There is also a responsibility to visit our John Lewis branches when necessary. You will be able to claim travel expenses for these journeys., Lead the creation and development of the overall Store Experience strategy, refreshing annually in line with the business planning timeline:
The strategy must consider vision for our shops, architecture, shopfit design, space, customer amenities, services, hospitality and other commercial propositions.
Regularly exploring best-in-class benchmarking and working with external agencies where needed to define and set the overall Brand ambition for store experience.
Ensure affordability and financial viability lenses applied
Works closely with the SME's to identify shop solutions that step-change customer experience and profitability
Developing a programme of work for large-scale format initiatives and in store propositions that ladder up to the business and store experience strategy, and business plan.
On behalf of Brand & Store Experience, lead the strategic development of large scale initiatives. Developing high level project plans, timelines, and budgets to enable Stage Gate 1 papers and consulting on SG2 / project mobilisation hand off to Store Development Manager:
Leads the development of shop elements through Discovery, Ideation and Define phases to create Development Briefs aligned to the business strategy and aspiration.
Establishing robust measures of success for major intervention projects, all stakeholders are aligned to the ambition and scope and any conflicting aspirations / priorities are resolved in a timely manner
Business case development - creating business cases for new initiatives, assessment of their potential impact & feasibility, and ensuring consistent measurement of benefits
For relevant projects, lead the measurement of benefits and Review & Recommend process
Ensures learnings from competitors across the world are brought into new opportunities to consistently and constantly improve the customer experience and business profitability.
Using data and insight to support all experience and format strategy work.
Ensure all Discovery activity puts the Customer at the heart of all shop and store format briefs., We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.
We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
Expertise in developing customer Experience and format strategies
Data analysis & interpretation, actionable insight and recommendation
Commercial and financial acumen
Thought leadership
Stakeholder Management, influencing, presenting
Project Management
Innovation, creative thinking
Desirable skills/experience you may have
Shop operations understanding
Innovation, creative thinking
Trading or Business Development experience
Project Management
Familiar with business intelligence tools
Strategic workforce planning; analysis; resource management
#LI-HEADOFFICE
#LI-RZ1
#LI-HYBRID
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