Space Planning Associate

SAS Retail Services - Golden, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Golden, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Space Planning Associate at SAS Retail Services, you will partner with retailers to enhance the consumer's shopping experience. You will be responsible for maintaining a strong communication flow between all parties and supporting the team by providing the necessary tools to execute our services efficiently while delivering high-quality results. This position involves analyzing shelving data and building planograms to meet client objectives, managing assigned categories effectively, and ensuring a high level of service and quality is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and making adjustments as needed to meet deadlines.
• Support retailers and/or clients' planogram (POG) development throughout defined category review process or client initiatives.
• Communicate business opportunities and recommend action plans by working with clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers.
• Organize information by studying, analyzing, interpreting, and classifying data.
• Prioritize optimal assortment and/or shelving information to support the goals of our clients, customers, and company.
• Provide planogram (POG) information for clients, customers, and/or Business Development Managers through the use of syndicated or customer-specific data sources.
• Complete a product re-set.
• Determine and quantify primary business opportunities and key drivers as they pertain to shelving.
• Support key business opportunities by recommending merchandising/assortment solutions based on applicable data.
• Evaluate the reliability of source information by weighing raw data and organizing results for analysis.
• Maintain information inputs in Company's proprietary POG Analysis tools.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate's Degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development skills.
• Working knowledge of syndicated data and applications.
• Basic understanding of category management.
• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Ability to ensure a high level of service and quality is maintained.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers.
• Experience using planogram software (JDA Space Planning, Apollo, Spaceman, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Analytical and research skills.
• Strong merchandising and planogram development skills.
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong prioritization skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to change and alter according to changes in projects or business environment.
• Team building skills.

Benefits

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) plan
• Paid training and ongoing career development