Manager, Space Planning - D21

The Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Manager, Space Planning reports to the Director of Space Planning and leads a team of Space Planning analysts. The role oversees Space Planning Analytics and planograms, serving as a subject matter expert and guiding the team in delivering analysis, insights, and recommendations to solve complex business problems and improve space productivity. The manager assesses business processes and develops approaches to increase automation and efficiency.

The manager partners with merchants, space analysts, store planning, visual merchandising, and project managers on resets, MET projects, and other activities requiring space analytics and planogram support. The role anticipates risks and develops solutions to minimize impacts to in-store projects and analytical services, while maintaining responsibility for the metrics and overall quality of the team's planograms and analysis.

The manager leads the design and implementation of new processes to evolve the department and advance its space planning and analysis capabilities. The position has 5–8 direct reports and typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job, or the knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through completion of such a program.
• At least 5 years of work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the JDA Intactix space management suite, including Space Planning, IKB, Planogram Generator, and Space Automation.
• Experience working in the retail industry.
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Experience managing the design and implementation of strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead space transformation projects to design and implement new processes and capabilities that contribute to continuous improvement of the team.
• Manage project timelines to ensure Space Planning deliverables are met and provide high-quality deliverables for business customers.
• Manage the development of space planning analytics to produce actionable insights for merchants that drive space productivity growth.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional meetings, contribute to business discussions, and provide space planning expertise for strategic merchandising plans.
• Manage associate development through training, feedback, and implementation of development plans.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues that affect space planning deliverables.
• Partner with merchants, space analysts, store planning, visual merchandising, and project managers on resets, MET projects, and other activities requiring space analytics and planogram support.
• Anticipate risks and develop solutions to minimize impacts to in-store projects and analytical services.
• Maintain responsibility for metrics and the overall quality of the team's planograms and analysis.

What This Job Offers

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