Sr Analyst Space and Assortment

About the Role

This role is for a senior professional with advanced expertise in space and assortment planning. The analyst will lead complex projects, overseeing and managing timelines while ensuring successful execution. They will work closely with clients and senior stakeholders to align on strategic goals and ensure the overall project vision is met. In addition to leading projects, they will mentor and guide junior team members, offering insights and support to drive team success. The senior associate will leverage their extensive knowledge to continuously optimize processes, employ advanced tools and software, and proactively contribute to the development of best practices in the field. They will also serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing critical insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making.

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with 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.
• Responsible for gathering 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 consumer shopping experience. May also support team members in retailer-facing meetings to ensure objectives are met and notes are taken away or adjusted.
• Serve as a 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.
• May lead or support a team (no direct reports), delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job-related experience.
• 4-6 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans.
• Experience with analysis in a professional setting.
• Experience in merchandising is a plus.

Skills

• Self-directed work ethic and desire to succeed; thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize business requests.
• Strong communication—written and oral—and interpersonal skills.
• Well-organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Intellectually curious, eager to problem-solve, and a quick learner.
• Strong work ethic and ability to succeed with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer, and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Job will remain open until filled.