Space Planning Analyst

Req ID: 433245

BASIC PURPOSE : Works closely with cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain planograms. The Space Planning Analyst is responsible for ensuring that planograms accurately reflect assortment decisions and are consistent with category strategy, visual merchandising standards and planogram optimization targets. This position is responsible for ensuring planograms meet high quality standards, are localized to each facility, and able to be executed without issues to the field. This role will analyze planograms for sales, profitability, inventory productivity, and make recommendations to optimize the planograms, bearing in mind trade-offs, for customer experience, facility labor efficiencies, merchandise strategy, and visual considerations.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design facility specific planograms that can be executed in the field.

Become familiar with creating and maintaining fixtures and equipment.

Assist in analyzing space productivity within each planogram to make data driven decisions on assortment to improve sales and productivity.

Capture and maintain images and dimension data for all merchandising products.

Become familiar with Love’s software systems and processes to be able to diagnose issues and train both internal and field team members.

Builds an understanding of cross-functional teams across the Love’s organization internally and externally.

Other duties assigned as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
College Degree in Business Related Major Preferred

Experience:
Previous planogram software application experience preferred

Experience working in the retail industry preferred

Experince with JDA/Blue Yonder preferred

SQL / Tableau Experience Preferred

Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite

Able to interpret technical documentation for training and end user procedures.

Performs work under direct supervision

Handles basic issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff

Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Skills:
Excellent Written, oral, and Interpersonal Skills.

Highly Self Motivated and Directed.

Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities.

Strong Customer Service Orientation

Experience Working in a Team-Oriented, Collaborative Environment.

Typical Physical Demands:
Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.

Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.

Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Job Function(s): Corporate

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love’s Family of Companies includes:
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