Lead Analyst Space and Assortment

Advantage Solutions • Matthews, NC

6d • $63,800 - $84,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Analyst Space and Assortment serves as a strategic partner and advisor to merchandising, analytics, and client teams. The role uses consumer insights, business analysis, and space-planning expertise to optimize assortments, floorplans, planograms, product placement, and space allocation. It leads cross-functional collaboration and develops data-driven recommendations and presentations to improve the shopper experience and support client business objectives.

The position manages spatial information workflows, reporting processes, and analytical tools; identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, and team effectiveness; and supports timely, accurate project delivery. It may provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, or project leadership to cross-functional team members, but has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

The position is primarily office-based in a sedentary work environment. Regular activities include extended sitting, computer use, and communication by phone, video conference, and email. Occasional lifting or moving of items up to 10 pounds may be required. Travel and driving are not essential functions of the role. The position will remain open until filled.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 6–8 years of experience in space planning, planograms, floorplans, or category merchandising.
• Experience performing business analysis and translating data into actionable recommendations.
• Strong understanding of space-planning methodologies, assortment optimization, and merchandising principles.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to synthesize complex data into clear business recommendations.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in retail merchandising, consumer packaged goods (CPG), category management, or related industries.
• Experience in merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional initiatives and teams to align merchandising strategies with client objectives and business priorities.
• Analyze customer, market, and competitive data to identify trends, opportunities, and actionable insights.
• Interpret analytical results, draw conclusions, and communicate recommendations clearly to diverse audiences.
• Develop assortment, floorplan, and space-optimization strategies that support business growth and improve retail execution.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and business partner on space planning, planograms, floorplans, and merchandising analytics.
• Provide strategic guidance on product placement, category optimization, space allocation, and merchandising best practices.
• Create and communicate presentations and recommendations to improve the consumer shopping experience.
• Support retailer-facing and customer-facing meetings, validate recommendations, and help ensure merchandising objectives are met and strategies are implemented.
• Manage and maintain space-planning workflows, spatial information, reporting processes, and analytical tools.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, data quality, and team effectiveness.
• Ensure timely project execution while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Lead or support project teams by prioritizing workloads, coordinating deliverables, and helping ensure consistent project completion.
• Build partnerships across departments and stakeholders and provide guidance, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing to team members as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior