SPACE PLANNING ANALYST

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Analyze space and SKU performance metrics, such as margin and sales, and provide 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Business or related field
• Strong command of JDA Space Planning and CKB software to create and report on space to sales, visual merchandising, and space-planning, to drive better product placement and shopper-based decisions on shelf.
• At least 2 years of experience in JDA Space Planning and Category Management software.
• Knowledge of JDA Floor Planning is a bonus.
• 2-4 years of related work experience, including project management, retail operations, and visual merchandising.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Suite including: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word

Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional Analytical Skills and diligent about acting based on findings – must possess analytical and financial literacy aimed at ensuring our business intentions generate sustainable returns on investment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and sound problem-solving skills - enjoys gathering and digging into data to identify opportunities and solve problems; ability to quickly come up with creative solutions to both technical and business process issues; not satisfied until a solution is found.
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills - must excel at communicating complex information in simple to understand yet actionable ways (words/numbers/pictures); must be proficient at communicating across multiple levels of the organization (including senior management).
• Ability to absorb technical information and translate into actionable results.
• Ability to make informed decisions quickly, based upon a combination of analysis, experience, wisdom and judgment.
• Flexible personality with the ability to deal with ambiguity and to think outside the box, providing a continuous flow of new ideas and process improvements.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

This will be a hybrid role required to be onsite at the corporate office on specified days. The work environment generally involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and occasionally requires carrying, moving and setting up of computers, for example desktops, monitors, printers, and other small hardware in the testing lab.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match.
• In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus.
• Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!