SAS Sr Analyst Space and Assortment
About The Position
The SAS Sr Analyst Space and Assortment is a senior professional role focused on space and assortment planning. The analyst leads or supports complex projects, manages timelines, and works with clients, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align on strategic goals and deliver space and assortment optimization solutions. The position serves as a key business partner and advisor to the merchandising organization on space planning, analytics, planograms, and floorplans. The role gathers customer insights and competitive data, interprets analytical results, and communicates findings and recommendations across the business. It develops merchandising presentations aimed at enhancing the consumer shopping experience, maintains spatial information workflows and analytics, and recommends process improvements. It may also delegate workload and provide guidance or mentoring to team members, but has no direct reports. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. The role typically involves sitting for extended periods (66% or more of each day), hearing the telephone, entering data on a computer, and may require lifting up to 10 pounds. Travel and driving are not essential duties or functions of the job.
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.
- Self-directed work ethic and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to effectively prioritize business requests.
- Good written and oral communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and accuracy.
- Intellectual curiosity, problem-solving ability, and capacity to learn quickly.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in merchandising.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on client objectives and apply best practices for space allocation and shelf placement.
- Deliver presentations and recommendations for assortment and space optimization solutions.
- Gather customer insights and competitive data to support business objectives.
- Interpret analytical results, draw conclusions, and communicate clear, concise information across the business.
- Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance the consumer shopping experience.
- Support team members in retailer-facing meetings as needed, helping ensure objectives are met and meeting notes are captured or adjusted.
- Serve as a key business partner and advisor to the merchandising organization on space planning, analytics, planograms, and floorplans.
- Manage and maintain spatial information workflows and analytics, and recommend process improvements.
- Lead or support a team as needed, delegating workload and helping ensure consistent project completion.
- Lead complex projects, oversee timelines, and ensure successful execution.
- Mentor and guide junior team members and contribute to best practices in the field.
- Provide insights and recommendations to senior leaders to inform strategic decision-making.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
