Category Development – Specialist – Floor Planning

About the role

Sherwin-Williams is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Floor Planning System Specialist to support store planning initiatives across our retail network. This role leverages Blue Yonder Floor Planning software to develop and maintain store floor plans and category planograms for new, remodeled, and relocated stores. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Real Estate, Store Planning, Category Management, and other cross-functional teams to optimize space utilization, maintain system data integrity, and ensure floor plans align with category performance and business objectives.

Position is not remote/hybrid and will report to our Cleveland Global Headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Blue Yonder Floor Planning software at an advanced level to support floor planning activities across all Sherwin-Williams stores.
• Create, manage, and maintain store floor plans and planograms for new, remodeled, and relocated store locations.
• Partner with Division Real Estate teams to incorporate CAD-generated store layouts into the Blue Yonder environment.
• Analyze category performance data to justify and optimize planogram placement using performance-to-space methodologies.
• Develop recommendations that improve space productivity, product visibility, and customer shopping experience.
• Merchandise and create store layouts for use with Blue Yonder Floor Planning software.
• Create new, remodel, and relocation store layouts in Blue Yonder Floor Planning that best represent the physical space as it relates to CAD drawings received by division real estate.
• Represent the sales floor as well as office space, back room, restrooms, décor area, etc., to replicate electronically the actual physical space occupied by these elements.
• Gain and maintain alignment with key stakeholders on category merchandising standards/rules and initiatives.
• Run financial reports to assist in the decision-making process for placement of category planograms on the sales floors.
• Use data mining tools such as MicroStrategy to determine priority categories and sizes that best represent potential sales for each store layout.
• Review and update floor plans as new projects, merchandising initiatives, category changes, and strategic priorities are introduced, ensuring space allocations remain optimized and aligned with business goals.
• Maintain Blue Yonder Floor Planning database, fixture library, and output templates.
• Create and maintain JDA Fixture Library for gondola, wall, display, and racks for use with Floor Planning.
• Ensure data integrity within Floor Planning.
• Revise and create templates with variations for size and configuration.
• Lead the creation of floor plan layout documents for in-store field personnel to use as a setting tool with schematics of category planogram placement.
• Address emails from the field and monitor the group email for concerns or issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 5+ years in Corporate Retail or related field.
• High proficiency in Blue Yonder Floor Planning software, including building layouts from scratch, space performance analysis, and category merchandising standards/rules.
• Microsoft Office utilization (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Expertise in fixture variations and manufacturers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer, analytical, project management, and motivation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business.
• Extensive merchandising/layout experience in a corporate retail environment.
• CAD – Computer Aided Design expertise or certification.
• Project management experience related to defining scope, coordinating tasks, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and implementing changes.
• Blue Yonder Data Manager experience.
• Blue Yonder Space Management experience.
• Proficient in MicroStrategy and Business Objects.

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings, and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent, and passion make it possible to live this purpose and achieve great results for customers and our business.

Sherwin-Williams invests in supporting its employees through rewards, benefits, and flexibility to enhance health and well-being, career development opportunities, and an inclusive, connected work environment.

Benefits

A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.