Space Planner

American Greetings • Westlake, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Space Planner is responsible for executing space planning activities to support Category and Occasion Team goals for assigned programs and brands. This involves developing and maintaining Plan O Grams, understanding and implementing distribution strategies, and coordinating retail operations execution to maintain display integrity. The role ensures retail productivity by placing the right product in the right stores, aligning retail presentation with the intent of the Planograms. The Space Planner determines which captions, price points, and items from the master line will appear in which POGs to meet goals and drive retail productivity through detailed analysis of occasions and retail results, ultimately defining the product assortment at retail for each store.

Requirements

• 0-3 years related experience
• Strong analytic skills
• Clear, crisp communication and presentation skills
• Bachelors degree in Business or related subject

Nice To Haves

• Consumer packaged goods experience preferred in areas of product management and/or merchandising
• Space planning/merchandising experience is preferred
• Blue Yonder knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Execute continuous improvement opportunities.
• Determine price/caption mix for POGs and build POGs to support Product Management's assortment strategies.
• Optimize planograms based on analysis to maintain and grow retail POS.
• Analyze and execute the distribution and execution plan for programs/projects, ensuring retail, caption, and pricing goals are met.
• Manage and finalize line transitions from current to new offerings, supporting special initiatives and one-off programs.
• Ensure corporate schedules are met for POG building, program operations, and execution.
• Identify and facilitate the resolution of specific program execution issues.
• Resolve routine problems/issues based on past practices, situations, and knowledge.

What This Job Offers

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