Visual Space Planner

Advance Auto Parts•Raleigh, NC

33d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Visual Space Planner role is responsible for partnering with the Planogram, Category Management and Inventory teams to oversee item eligibility and deployment to stores for assigned categories. This role acts as a liaison to the store teams to ensure we have the right assortment in place to say yes to our customers and grow sales in the Front Room.

Requirements

JDA/Blue Yonder experience strongly preferred
Proficient in MS Office software including Excel and Access
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with various audiences
Demonstrated ability to leverage critical thinking and problem solve using large data sets
Visual Merchandising: Acumen in optimizing the presentation of products and services to create a pleasing customer, while maximizing profitability.
Merchandising Strategies: Understanding of merchandising strategies and techniques used to increase sales, such as product placement, fixture usage, promotions, advertising, and competitive pricing.
Planogram Creation: Experience creating product planograms using visual merchandising software, ensuring accuracy in product SKUs, inventory required, fixtures needed, and product placement, while considering shopability and profitability.
Detail-Oriented: Ability to complete tasks while paying attention to all areas involved, no matter how small, ensuring thorough and accurate execution.
Business Acumen: Understanding how a business operates, including financial literacy, how an organization makes money, organizational knowledge, and short and long term growth strategies.
Ownership: Sense opportunities and obstacles that create barriers to results
Self-Development: View weaknesses as an opportunity to learn and grow; Actively work to improve weaknesses
Innovate: Analyze advantages and disadvantages to new ideas
Influence Others: Can compromise (win concessions) without damaging relationships
Collaborate: Prioritize business relationships beyond your team to gather differing perspectives and information, and work together; Recognize potential impacts of choices upstream, downstream, and across teams.
2-4 years of of retail and/or project management experience
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising or related field; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

Responsibilities

Provide planogram specific reporting needs to category management during the line review process, including but not limited to: adjacencies, heatmaps, and space productivity based on sales
Partner with Real Estate on NSO, Remodel, and Relocation projects, leading conversations around space optimization and merchandising guidelines
Conduct weekly audits to determine store eligibility is correct; manage controls to ensure correct inventory distribution
Manage and resolve ServiceNow ticket requests & inquiries to support company owned stores
Validate planogram (POG) and promotional off shelf placement eligibility and deployment according to Planning Calendar
Monitor & validate execution of disposition plans for non go forward SKUs as part of planogram reset
Responsible for conversion and management of store specific POGs, including sales reviews & life cycle changes
Participate in cross functional meetings & weekly planner touch bases to connect with merchandising and inventory partners to highlight and escalate issues, share and/or receive updates to business strategy
Assist in early store resets of planogram updates to identify potential gaps in new SKU inventory

Benefits

We believe in supporting our Team Members and those they love through comprehensive health & wellness benefits. Learn more here: https://jobs.advanceautoparts.com/us/en/benefits

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