Store Planner

About the role

The Store Planner assists in the production of assigned store floor design plans of basic complexity with prototypical accuracy under direct supervision. The position involves developing plans that comply with PETCO’s visual merchandising standards, adhering to budget requirements, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Aid in block plans to better understand preferred layout and flow.
• Produce assigned floor plans that meet PETCO’s prototype standards and merchandise category requirements for new, remodel, and acquisition stores in accordance with schedule deadlines using AutoCad.
• Collaborate with Space Optimization and Analysis team to incorporate their store-specific merchandise recommendations into the store design.
• Ensure store plans are compliant with federal, state, and local regulations (ADA, fire, basic construction codes, etc.).
• Analyze layouts for potential problems and develop recommendations for resolution.
• Verify scopes and adhere to budget constraints for remodels and small project stores.
• Create revisions to preliminary plans as necessary to get approval from internal stakeholders and distribute to architects/engineers and internal teams.
• Prepare and present prototypical store design layouts or concepts to department supervisor and / or manager.
• Review Construction Documents prepared by Architects to ensure they meet design intent. Coordinate any revisions and / or addendums.
• Perform store specific quantifications for fixtures in Excel.
• Support Store Designers with any maintenance, roll-outs or field requests that are relevant to Store Design.
• Support Store Designers with store specific rollouts and initiatives that impact store specific fixture plans.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in Floor Plan Development:
• Assists with block plans to better understand preferred layout and flow.
• Produce assigned floor plans that meet PETCO’s prototype standards and merchandise category requirements for new, remodel and acquisition stores in accordance with schedule deadlines using AutoCad.
• Collaborate with Space Optimization and Analysis team to incorporate their store specific merchandise recommendations into the store design. Validate recommendations are correct with Senior Store Designer.
• Ensure store plans are in compliance with federal, state and local regulations (ADA, fire, basic construction codes, etc.).
• Analyze layouts for potential problems in store plans and develop recommendations for resolution.
• Verify scopes and adhere to budget constraints for remodels and small project stores.
• Create revisions to preliminary plans as necessary to get approval from internal stakeholders and distribute to architects/engineers and internal teams.
• Prepare and present prototypical store design layouts or concepts to department supervisor and / or manager.
• Review Construction Documents prepared by Architects (25%, 98%) to ensure they meet design intent. Coordinate any revisions and / or addendums.
• Perform store specific quantifications for fixtures in Excel.
• Support Store Designers with any maintenance, roll-outs or field requests that are relevant to Store Design.
• Support Store Designers with store specific rollouts and initiatives that impact store specific fixture plans.

Nature of Supervision

Direction will be provided on all tasks to be performed, but store design concepts should be understood and implemented using independent discretion and in accordance with PETCO’s design standards.

Impact

The Store Planner will assist in creating fixture plans that will improve the customer shopping experience. They will coordinate their tasks for assigned projects and ensure they are executed on time per the department schedules.

Supervisory Responsibility

None.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design or Architecture is preferred.
• Solid understanding of store design principles and retail operations are necessary.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in design related field.
• Working knowledge of Autocad, Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. is required.
• The ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, exercise patience and diplomacy in all situations is necessary.
• Excellent trouble-shooting and problem solving skills as well as strong creative merchandising skills required.