Space and Assortment Analyst

Summary

Space and Assortment Analyst

As a Space Assortment Analyst, you will be a crucial resource for space management project support for assigned clients. Your primary responsibilities will include being responsible for supporting the development of impactful retail space strategies and planograms that align with client objectives, drive sales, and enhance the shopper experience. The Space Analyst will leverage both analytics and creativity to optimize in-store shelving solutions, ensuring the merchandising initiatives meet or exceed our client’s expectations.

Duties will include utilizing space management software to create planograms and optimize store layouts for product visibility and sales, conduct basic space analytics to identify opportunities, provide recommendations for best in class merchandising solutions and maintain clear communication with internal teams, clients, and retailers.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Planogram Support:
  Support client selling objectives in developing best-in-class planograms and merchandising solutions for category reviews, business overviews and retailer presentations.
• Space Analytics:
  Utilize various data sources, including syndicated data, retailer information and space allocations to provide insights that supports sales in delivering against the client business objectives/core KPIs for specific regions/markets.
• Timeline Management:
  Responsible for managing multiple projects concurrently and ensuring all deadlines are met on time.
• Client Management:
  Responsible for building strong relationships with multiple client contacts through collaboration and effective communication. Taylor solutions based on unique requirements and goals. Anticipate needs and provide proactive & creative recommendations. Continuously demonstrate dependability with consistent support and reliable solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports
- This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

• Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job
• Occasional travel may be required for store visits or sales meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job Education Level: (Required):
Associates Degree or equivalent job-related experience

Field of Study/Area of

Experience:

2-4 years experience working within a retail environment with schematics - either creating or implementing in store.

Understanding of principles and practices of Category Management (analysis of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelving, shopper) required

Understanding and application of principles and practices of Space Management (analysis of assortment, project/process management expertise, shelving/merchandising strategies, space to sales, reporting, shopper consideration paths, etc.) with expertise in Space Planning software (Blue Yonder JDA, Apollo,…