Space Planning Analyst

• Creating planograms visually and digitally using optimized space planning programs:

• Accountable for optimized, assigned planograms in partnership with Category cross-functional teams.
• Responsible for reducing the time to build planograms, reducing errors in planograms, and building and increasing the sales performance of assigned category planograms.
• Responsible for auditing the integrity of the data in the host systems used to create planograms for the assigned categories.
• Ensures that key deliverables associated with the creation, edit, review, and approval of planograms are met in a timely and accurate manner.
• Partners with the Floor Planning team to ensure the timely and accurate assignment of planograms to floor plans.
• Responsible for partnering with Product Category Teams to physically and digitally set each layout per timeline requirements. Responsible for setting product in a mock store environment and presenting logic and ideation to Category Strategists, Manager, Buying teams, and Director of Visual Merchandising.
• Provides recommendations to influence buying, allocations decisions with Merchant and Planning teams.
• Compiling all information and materials for merchandising communication to the stores and field management (inclusive of merchandising videos).
• Own all fixture accessory recommendations, based on costs and function.
• Partnering cross functionally with space planning analyst, buyers, inventory management, store operations, logistics, inventory management, in store marketing and store planning while executing strategy for shop.

• Analysis, comparison, recommendations to optimize sales potential:

• Analyzes planogram productivity through space planning productivity reporting to make strategic recommendations in regard to panel flow, set quantities and space assignment:
• Optimizing the space productivity (including but not limited to sales and margin performance) reporting of the planogram, working with the buyers and /or the vendors.
• Analyze and present space productivity reporting with recommendations regarding planogram breakouts and assortment consolidations, vendor/article rationalization based on available space.
• Utilizes JDA and other systems to analyze optimization of planograms.
• Provides recommendations to influence buying and allocation decisions with the Merchant and Planning teams.

• Concept, project and product special projects:

• Actively initiates and works cross-functionally on projects that advance the goals and objectives of the company strategy, including process improvement, training, coaching, development, efficiencies, standards, and inter-department communication.
• Acts as representative of the department and assists on-boarding of department new hires.

• Prior experience with Assortment and Space Planning Tools
• Expert SAP Planning software [or comparable] user
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow through skills.
• Analytical analysis – review reporting and make space recommendations.
• Problem solving, prioritization, and process management skills required.
• Exhibits time management skills and multitasking ability, strong organization skills.
• Identifies problems and recommends a solution.
• Driven by continual improvement and creating efficiencies.
• Presentation skills – ability to represent self and department well in meetings. Excellent communication skills
• Excel Level II experience and proficient in other MS Office programs: Word and Access
• Basic Adobe skills a plus.

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefit plans
• Company-paid basic, Optional, and Dependent life insurance
• Long-term disability and Company-paid Short-term disability
• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with an employer % match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Member Discount

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