Sr Analyst Space and Assortment

About the role

The role is for a senior professional with advanced expertise in space and assortment planning. The analyst will lead complex projects, work closely with clients and senior stakeholders, mentor junior team members, and provide strategic insights.

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.
• Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance consumer shopping experience.
• Support team members in retailer facing meetings to ensure objectives are met and notes are taken away or adjusted.
• Act as a key business partner and advisor for merchandising organization on all matters related to space planning/analytics and planogram/floorplans.
• Manage and maintain spatial information workflows and analytics, making recommendations for process optimization.
• Lead or support a team (no direct reports), delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent job-related experience.
• Field of Study/Area of Experience: 4-6 years of experience with Planograms or Floorplans.
• Experience: Experience with analysis in a professional setting, experience in merchandising is a plus.

Qualifications

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

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Self-directed work ethic and desire to succeed; thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize business requests.
• Good communication – written and oral – skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Well-organized and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Intellectually curious, eager to problem solve, and a quick learner.
• Strong work ethic and desire to succeed (often with minimal supervision).

Benefits

The Company offers benefits that align with industry standards, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible to accommodate the needs of the role and the company.

Company Information

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.