Portfolio Planning Analyst

Portfolio Planning Analyst 
£42,000 to £48,000 plus great benefits including company car (Work level 6A)
Remote home-based role with travel to sites across the UK and occasional travel to our head office in Manchester

We’re looking for a Portfolio Planning Analyst to join our Property team and help shape the future of our Co-op Funeralcare estate. In this new role, you’ll turn branch strategies into clear investment and divestment plans. You’ll work with data and solve complex challenges, making decisions that shape our short and medium-term property plans, having a tangible impact on our Funeralcare business.

Why this role matters

At Co-op, we understand how important it is to provide the right environment for families during one of the most difficult times in their lives. This role plays a vital part in making sure our Funeralcare branches are in the right locations, and that they are welcoming, respectful, and equipped to offer the best possible experience for our clients and colleagues. Every decision you make will help us create spaces that support dignity, care, and compassion when it matters most.

What you’ll do

• Support with translating branch-by-branch strategies into deliverable investment and divestment plans
• Assess options and identify solutions for complex properties that align with our aspirational strategy
• Support the delivery of our care centre property strategy
• Work with the Head of Portfolio Planning and teams across Property to create future investment programmes (e.g., PAR, UPAR, refits, branch refresh)
• Make sure asset renewal and lease renewal activity aligns with our property strategy
• Build relationships and influence local Operations Managers, communicating changes clearly.
• Review and generate insights from investments, sharing findings with key partners

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience assessing options and making strategic recommendations. You might have a background in property, funeralcare, finance or another field that required you to problem solve and work with stakeholders to agree the best commercial option 
• Broad market knowledge and customer understanding 
• Ability to engage and collaborate effectively across the Co-op  
• Strong strategic thinking and commercial awareness
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make decisions under pressure
• Tenacity and resilience when managing complex priorities 
• Confidence in dealing with stakeholders and influencing outcomes

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.