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 execution, works with clients and senior stakeholders to align on strategic goals, and helps ensure project objectives are achieved. The role also involves mentoring junior team members, optimizing processes, using advanced tools and software, contributing to best practices, and advising senior leaders with insights and recommendations. The analyst partners with cross-functional teams and the merchandising organization on space planning, analytics, planograms, and floorplans. They gather customer insights and competitive data, interpret analytical results, and communicate recommendations. They also create merchandising presentations to support strategies that improve the consumer shopping experience and may participate in retailer-facing meetings. The role may guide or mentor team members but has no direct reports. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Travel and driving are not essential duties. The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent job-related experience and 4–6 years of experience with planograms or floorplans, along with professional analytical experience. Merchandising experience is a plus.
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.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to prioritize business requests effectively.
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Well-organized, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Self-directed work ethic and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, often with minimal supervision.
- Intellectual curiosity, problem-solving ability, and willingness to learn quickly.
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 to ensure objectives are met and meeting notes are captured or adjusted.
- Serve as a 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 optimizations.
- Lead or support a team by delegating workload and ensuring consistent project completion.
- Mentor and guide junior team members and provide insights and support.
- Manage complex project timelines and oversee successful execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
