Macro Space Planner

Petstock Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Petstock Group is seeking a Macro Space Planner in Melbourne to drive data-informed store layouts and space efficiency. You will model space, sales, and profit implications, develop floorplans with Retail Operations, and support scenario modelling to maximise GMROF across formats and clusters.

You will partner with Store Design and cross-functional teams, translating analytics into practical, actionable changes that improve both commercial performance and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with Blue Yonder, Spaceman, CAD, or similar space planning tools.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders.
• A solid understanding of how business strategy translates into operational delivery.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment while maintaining a high attention to detail.
• Having a practical understanding of working in a retail environment would highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Model space, sales, and profit implications for significant allocation changes, delivering clear, actionable recommendations
• Develop accurate and timely floorplans while collaborating with Retail Operations to ensure compliance and operational excellence
• Support the development and implementation of scenario modelling strategies to maximise GMROF, across formats, demographics, and clusters
• Analyse store performance, providing insight-led recommendations following openings and refits
• Work closely with Store Design to review fixture plans and optimise layouts based on data-driven insights
• Contribute to large-scale space optimisation projects, ensuring the most effective use of each store footprint

Skills

Space planning tools

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Blue Yonder

Spaceman

CAD

Job description

Pets and animals bring us together and inspire us to be better people. From our Petstock people in our stores and offices, our Petstock foundation team, our equine specialists and online brands, from Australia to New Zealand, the Petstock Group is our symbol of unity, passion and progress.

We are currently looking for a Macro Space Planner to join our team someone who can bring together data, insight, and design to help shape how our stores perform and feel.

The Opportunity

In this role, The Macro Space Planner will play a key part in ensuring our store environments are both commercially effective and customer focused. Partnering closely with cross functional teams, you will:

• Model space, sales, and profit implications for significant allocation changes, delivering clear, actionable recommendations
• Develop accurate and timely floorplans while collaborating with Retail Operations to ensure compliance and operational excellence
• Support the development and implementation of scenario modelling strategies to maximise GMROF, across formats, demographics, and clusters
• Analyse store performance, providing insight-led recommendations following openings and refits
• Work closely with Store Design to review fixture plans and optimise layouts based on data-driven insights
• Contribute to large-scale space optimisation projects, ensuring the most effective use of each store footprint

How you will make an impact:

You are someone who enjoys working at the intersection of analytics and execution comfortable influencing stakeholders and translating data into meaningful outcomes.

• Experience with Blue Yonder, Spaceman, CAD, or similar space planning tools
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders
• A solid understanding of how business strategy translates into operational delivery
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment while maintaining a high attention to detail
• Having a practical understanding of working in a retail environment would highly desirable

At Petstock we are passionate about supporting the communities we're part of, where possible we aim to hire candidates from the same geographic region (typically within an 80km radius) to strengthen community connections and support local economies. Whilst we do not prioritise local candidates over others, we recognise the benefits of hiring individuals who have unique insights into the local community.

Our diversity makes us better...we are a diverse team with varying strengths and an inclusive organisation, committed to providing equal opportunities for all.

We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds who wish to be part of a culture where everyone can proudly be themselves.