Job Description
Role: Space Planner
Client: Global energy company
Location: Waterloo (Hybrid working, once or twice on site)
Work Type: 12 Month contract
Key duties to the role:
* Utilise space planning software to deliver the most efficient and effective implementation of the CR UK proposition.
* Ensure optimal use of micro and macro space; undertake robust assessments of sales per linear metre metrics across the network for assigned categories and/or formats.
* Provide macro store plans for 40 new store openings, expansions and resets (including layouts, category selection and merchandising equipment) to ensure best use of space for customer demographic or format type across various store assortments.
* Lead up to 50 range reviews, working in close collaboration with CR UK Category Managers to augment CR revenue in line with stretching T&R Targets. Averaging 5000 SKU changes per annum with expected sales uplift of 20% per review
* Ensure assortment optimisation across the portfolio of categories sold within the company; review data metrics for each product, category and fixture size to maximise sales, margin and profit performance.
* Utilising Global Space Planning modules, present recommendations for new space allocations or equipment solutions that will drive incremental sales and margin growth.
* Provide month-to-month planogram support to maximise sales performance from seasonal, NPD and promotional features.
* Ensure space to sales ratios are optimised by format and within acceptable parameters.
* Act as custodian of category space to protect the License to Operate; ensuring service stations are compliant with licensing or age-related product regulations and/or guidelines.
* Undertake and maintain demographic profiling & clustering solution modules.
* Sustain a proactive awareness of market trends, consumer need states and shopper missions, ensuring a customer centric approach to all space planning activities.
* Maintain a product and image database in support of the software system.
* Establish a cross-functional relationship across Category Management, Supply Chain, Sales and Network
* Maintain up to 1000 ad-hoc supply chain partner product changes onto space planning software/database systems.
* Attendance to multiple supplier category sessions as SME for space assortments ensuring independent alignment across various senior stakeholders.
Requirements:
The company continues to strive to build a professional retail organisation. A highly skilled and qualified professional planogram designer with direct experience of Retail Space Planning is a must for this application and a clear understanding of the UK CR business will be an advantage. The following requirements will form a key part of the evaluation process and candidate selection for this role:
* Experience; minimum 5 Years experience in both micro and macro space planning with either a retailer or blue-chip FMCG supplier
* High technical competence, with expert knowledge of JDA/INTACTIX/Spaceman/Omniscope software including assortment optimisation and floor planning combined with full knowledge of AutoCAD, Macromedia Flash, CKB Planogram Generator and core MI tools (Excel, Business Objects & Power BI).
* Strong analytical skills: robust analytical skills with a rounded understanding of retail alongside the dynamics of the shopper, underpinned by a deep consumer led mindset.
* Strong commercial acumen: demonstrable understanding of the metrics for sales, margin, profitability and performance per linear metre supported with strong understanding of other influencing factors.
* Result focused mindset; able to deliver against or support delivery of stretching business targets.
* Positive self-starter; able to work with minimum supervision, seeking constant business or process improvements.
* Strong relationship management skills; able to adapt approach to different audiences or circumstances.
* Strong interpersonal skills: able to engage, influence or challenge stakeholders as and when required.
* Collaborative; able to work across multiple touch points, a strong team player.
* Flexibility: able to attend service stations reviews around the UK when required.
* Agility: able to work to tight deadlines and manage a fluid workflow, responding at speed to changing business demands, reacting to unforeseen requests in a calm and measured manner
* Resilience; able to prioritise workload when under pressure from different stakeholders.
* Attention to detail; strict attention to detail must be applied to all work; ensuring all tasks are accomplished within the timescales specified.
* Relevant experience: first-hand experience and understanding of Retail Space Planning is a must.
* Strong IT Skills: high degree of competence in all MS Windows packages
Please apply to be considered for the role.