Space Planning Analyst I

HEB•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The Space Management Team, known as Shelf Edge at H-E-B, coordinates with Forecasting and Replenishment, Suppliers, Brokers, and Store Operations, and collaborates with Procurement, Merchants, and regional leadership. As a Space Planning/Merchandising Analyst I, you'll translate Business Development Manager (BDM) / Buyer strategy into clustered and Store-specific plan-o-grams that meet sales, margin, operations, and productivity goals. You'll focus on becoming familiar with and learning to operate category management systems. Once you're eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources--People--drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Omnichannel Retailing Company. Do you have a: HEART FOR PEOPLE... willingness to work as part of a team? HEAD FOR BUSINESS... ability to learn processes / systems to meet sales and productivity goals? PASSION FOR RESULTS... drive to support timely projects through completion?

Requirements

A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience
Experience in retail, merchandising, consumer- packaged goods, or familiarity with plan-o-grams
Intermediate written / verbal communication and presentation skills
Intermediate PC skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote) and Zoom
Analytical and project management skills
Organization and time-management skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail
Ability to work in a highly cross-functional / team environment
Ability to learn and adapt quickly
Ability to work with general supervision
Ability to work in a virtual / remote location
Ability to stay highly resilient
Function in a fast-paced, retail, office, and remote environment
Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
Work extended hours; sit / stand for extended periods
Occasionally lift 20 lbs or more

Responsibilities

Learns to analyze / implement category management processes and activities
Learns space planning plan-o-gram (POG) software
Learns to use category knowledge base (CKB) reports
Learns to read AutoCAD, Revit, and floor planning documentation
Creates / captures plan-o-grams for store operation execution based on BDM strategy
Imports / exports space planning POG and financial metrics to help analyze business decisions
Applies basic understanding of category financial analysis to create / capture plan-o-grams for store operation execution based on BDM strategy
Applies basic understanding of H-E-B assortment tools; uses data to collaborate with BDM to create POGs
Accurately captures product attributes (e.g., product dimensions, description, size, unit of measure, presentation, capacity, item status)
Monitors / corrects daily POG exception reports
Manages primary section assignments by Store, for assigned categories
Validates all fixtures in POGs
Collaborates with BDM to create POGs based on 5-year plan for all Shelf Edge activities
Creates communication documents for Store merchandising execution; resolves POG issues
Offers merchandising suggestions and recommendations to BDMs / Buyers
Adheres to Shelf Edge activity timelines for assigned categories, including task prioritization