Space Planning Analyst

The Space Planning Analyst is responsible for maintenance and documentation of planograms to support Ace recommended assortments. This role is a collaborative effort with Category Analysts, Merchandising, and Store Planning to ensure planograms are “retail-ready” upon publication. The Space Planning Analyst will have ownership of various categories of product, ranging in complexity across all Ace domestic and EJD channels.

What You Will Do

Responsible for the development of display standards that follow Category Management and Merchandising Strategies by engaging customers, stimulating sales and generating margins. Develop POGs that follow fundamental retail strategies while challenging traditional methods. Build POGs within our warehouse facility and model store, and document and publish planograms, images, recommended quantities, all planogram & product attributes for use on ACENET, with Shelf Management Services, and in stores.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Collaborate with Category Management Analysts to analyze the performance of changes made, and understand the impact of the change, what has driven and contributed to success and use that information to improve the store model. Utilize Blue Yonder Space Planning to develop POG reporting, highlights, tables and tools that provide the Category Analyst with POG productivity data that will support their category insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of experience in Space Management
• Demonstrated understanding of industry trends at retail
• Demonstrated understanding of interior retail design, consumer behavior, product placement, margin recognition and fundamental merchandising techniques
• Strong Visual Merchandising skills with the flexibility to adapt to Shopper behavior variations across departments and categories.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work cross-functionally among multiple departments
• Ability to work and think independently
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written to various levels of corporate and retail management (e.g., manager through VP and store associate through owner)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience with Blue Yonder Space Planning and Category Knowledge base (CKB formerly IKB) modules required
• Must be able to lift 30lbs

Benefits

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year in addition to quarterly contributions and annual discretionary contribution
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
• Company Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based positions
• Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
• Adoption cost reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
• Identity theft protection
• Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more