SAS Lead Analyst Space and Assortment

About the role

This senior cross‑functional role requires advanced expertise in space and assortment planning, leading complex projects while managing timelines and ensuring seamless execution. The analyst collaborates with clients and senior stakeholders to align on strategic objectives, driving the overall project vision. In addition to project leadership, they mentor junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, they continuously refine processes, implement advanced tools and software, and contribute to best‑practice development. As a strategic advisor, they provide senior leadership with critical insights and data‑driven recommendations to inform high‑impact decision‑making across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑functional teams to align on client objectives, ensure best practices for space allocation and/or shelf placement, and deliver presentations and recommendations for assortment and space optimization solutions.
• Gather customer insights and competitive data to support business objectives.
• Interpret analytical results, draw conclusions, and deliver clear, concise information across the business.
• Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance the consumer shopping experience.
• Support team members in retailer‑facing meetings to ensure objectives are met and notes are taken away or adjusted.
• Serve as key business partner and advisor for the merchandising organization on all matters related to space planning/analytics and planogram/floorplans.
• Manage and maintain spatial information workflows and analytics, and make recommendations for optimizing processes.
• Lead or support a team, delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.

Supervisory responsibilities

Direct reports: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports.

Indirect reports: This position may have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports.

Travel requirements

Travel and driving are not essential duties or functions of this job.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job‑related experience.
• 6–8 years of experience with planograms or floorplans.
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting.
• Experience in merchandising is a plus.