Hybrid Visual Space Planner bei Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts · Raleigh, North Carolina, US, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Job Description
Position will require four days a week in office at our Raleigh, NC HQ.
Job Summary:
The Visual Space Planner role is responsible for partnering with the Floorplan, Category Management and Inventory teams to oversee planogram strategy, development 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.
What will you do?
- Produce and distribute error-free, effectively merchandised, profitable Planograms with clear, concise instructions through basic understanding and navigation of Blue Yonder Space Planning systems.
- Provide planogram specific reporting needs to category management during the line review process, including but not limited to: heatmaps, sku detail reporting and space productivity based on sales
- Utilize and understand space productivity data to drive visual merchandising decisions that will support company and category initiatives
- Actively participate in cross functional meetings regarding current category strategy updates as well as drive conversation around space productivity and merchandising guidelines within business planning groups
- Manage and resolve ServiceNow ticket requests & inquiries to support company owned stores
- Understand interaction and impact of business factors: how facings, mins and capacity impact sales and inventory.
- Analyze and articulate key differentiators between Advance Auto Parts and other retailers through competitive shopping exercises
- Organize and lead early store resets of planogram updates to identify potential gaps in new SKU inventory and layout of product
Qualifications
- 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
- Ability to work independently and with initiative, urgency and professionalism
- Ability to interface with all levels of management
- Assertive and flexible
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
Top 5 Required Technical Skills:
- 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.
Top 5 Required Leadership Skills:
- 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; building trust by proactively providing credible and value added data to support strategy
- 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.
Certifications, Experience, and Education:
- Certifications: None
- Experience: 2-4 years of of retail and/or project management experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising or related field; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Location & Work Availability:
This position is Hybrid (4 days in office, 1 day remote), based at our corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Flexibility for occasional travel may be required.
Benefits Summary:
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
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
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