Space Planning Analyst

Micro Space Planning Analyst

This position drives all micro space planning, including planograms, visual merchandising standards / execution, store support, CKB web publishing, space automation / optimization, and planogram level analytics and performance measurements. This position drives the Planogram Set Timeline and related tasks, in partnership with the Floor Planning team, the Space Planning and Floor Planning Managers, and the Sr Director Merchandise Operations. This position is hybrid, reporting to the corporate office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week. The Space Planning Analyst supports initiatives including in-store collateral placement, improved customer experience in stores, visual merchandising standards across all POGs, and overarching project management for related work.

Primary Duties :

• Manage the creation and updates of merchandise planogram versions to ensure compliance with all applicable merchandising standards, product assortments, and productivity metrics. Planogram execution must be aligned with the overall space merchandising strategies of the organization's sales and inventory goals. Executes all local, area and regional planogram creation and updates for all stores.
• Execute quality control measures for merchandise planograms, ensuring accuracy of SKU assignments, compliance with strategic vision and / or corporate standards; emphasis on accuracy, consistency, attention to detail, and an inquisitive growth mindset. Maintain product integrity for images and dimensions for all items as it relates to planogram processes and guidelines.
• Support SBH sales, inventory, and profit objectives as it relates to developing, analyzing, and maintaining micro space and merchandise planogram rules and guidelines.
• Provide analysis using Space Planning and CKB (JDA), along with other tools, looking for opportunities to improve merchandise planograms; consistently performs detailed work with accuracy. Analyzes space and SKU performance metrics, such as margin and sales, and provides recommendations to the Merchandising department.
• Responsible for store support regarding planogram execution; acts with a strong sense of urgency and takes responsibility for finding solutions. Acts as a champion and advocate for the stores in collaboration with other departments.

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