Associate Space Optimization Analyst [T500-29706]

Officeworks GCC India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant and staff discounts

Training and development

Job summary

Officeworks GCC India is seeking an Associate Space Optimization Analyst to strengthen the Space Planning function. You will develop platforms, automation and data solutions to reduce manual planning and improve output quality.

You will work across Blue Yonder, monday.com and support data environments to embed scalable solutions. Key duties include building data models, reports and visualisations; driving automation; and partnering with Technology, Data, Finance and Store Operations to inform

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in commercial analytics or space planning automation.
• Experience building and supporting data-driven tools.
• Strong knowledge of space-planning platforms and automation.
• Advanced Excel, SQL, and data-visualization (Power BI/Tableau).
• Scripting in Python/SQL/R/VBA for automation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain space planning platforms and tools.
• Automate planning workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with Technology, Data, and Commercial partners to deploy solutions.
• Provide reliable analysis and reporting to space leaders and planners.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Python scripting

Spatial data knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualification in Analytics/Data Science/IS/CS/Business

Tools

Blue Yonder

monday.com

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

SQL

Python

Job description

Officeworks’ purpose is “we bring big ideas to life at low prices”. It’s how we create shared value for customers, team members, suppliers, communities and shareholders.

We are Australia’s leading omnichannel retailer of complete technology solutions, stationery, furniture, art supplies, and learning resources. We also offer services including Print & Create, and Geeks2U.

Our products and services provide solutions to our diverse range of customers across Australia from households, students, small to large sized businesses, governments and schools.

Our culture is built on beginning with customer, doing the right thing, executing with accountability, and leading with ambition. We are one team who are proud to “wear the blues” and deliver for our customers.

We are an inclusive, forward-thinking organization where diverse perspectives enable innovation, continuous improvement and better outcomes for our customers and teams. The work we do plays an important role in helping Australians work, learn, create and connect.

About the Commercial Function:

• The Commercial team sits at the heart of Officeworks’ growth agenda. This function brings together customer needs, product innovation, services, supplier partnerships, merchandise planning, and channel growth to shape what Officeworks sells, how it competes, and the value it delivers across Retail, B2B, Government, and Education. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the business’s most commercially impactful areas.
• The team plays a key role in evolving Officeworks’ product and service offering, accelerating growth in high-potential channels (such as B2B and Education), expanding private label and exclusive ranges, strengthening supplier partnerships, and unlocking emerging category opportunities across areas like technology, gaming, mobility, VR, print, installation, telco, and managed services.
• You will help build commercial capability from the ground up, shaping scalable ways of working, strengthening planning and decision-making, and driving outcomes that impact sales, margin, customer experience, inventory performance, and long-term growth.

These roles are best suited for people who enjoy:

• Thriving in a growth-focused retail environment where commercial decisions directly influence customers, sales, margin, and competitiveness
• Contributing to key growth areas, including B2B, Education, Government, private label, exclusive products, and emerging categories
• Using insights (customer, competitor, category, supplier, financial, inventory) to identify opportunities and inform decisions
• Collaborating cross-functionally to turn commercial strategy into practical outcomes

Our Values:

Our values shape the way we work, our behaviours and how we interact with each other, our customers, suppliers and communities.

We begin with customer:

• We start with our customer’ needs in every decision.
• We offer simple, helpful and affordable solutions.
• We listen, learn and continuously improve.

We do the right thing:

• We lead with integrity and care for our team communities and planet.
• We work together safely and treat everyone with respect, inclusion, and trust.
• We collaborate across teams and think Officeworks-wide.

We execute with accountability:

• We are accountable for our decisions, actions, results, and mistakes.
• We stay across the details and focus on delivering what matters.
• We move with pace and agility to deliver outcomes.

We lead with ambition:

• We set bold ambitions that help us to win and transform.
• We are courageous with new ideas.
• We focus on transformation, not incremental steps.

Why this role exists:

The Associate Space Optimization Analyst exists to increase the capacity, consistency and analytical capability of the Space Planning function. The role builds and improves the platforms, automation and data solutions that reduce manual planning effort, strengthen output quality and enable planners to focus on higher-value work.

Working across Blue Yonder, monday.com, and supporting data environments, the role embeds scalable and controlled solutions into core planning workflows. It provides reliable analysis and insight to improve space utilization, supports informed decision-making and ensures planning tools and data remain accurate, available and fit for purpose.

Where you will make a difference:

In this role you will:

Space Planning Platforms and Tools:

• Build, configure and continuously improve the platforms, tools and data solutions that support space planning activities.
• Support the ongoing development and administration of Blue Yonder, monday.com and other insights & automation platforms.
• Translate planner and business requirements into clear technical specifications, scalable solutions and practical enhancements.
• Test and validate platform changes before release, ensuring solutions meet user, data and control requirements.
• Maintain appropriate system documentation, access controls and change records in line with enterprise technology and risk requirements.
• Workflow Automation and Planning Capacity
• Analyse end-to-end planning workflows to identify repeatable, manual or high-effort activities suitable for automation.
• Design, test and implement automation solutions that improve efficiency, consistency and output quality.
• Embed approved automation into core planning workflows, supported by clear process controls, documentation and exception handling.
• Measure the adoption and impact of automation, including planning hours released, activity volumes automated and reductions in rework.
• Review implemented solutions and user feedback to identify further optimization opportunities.
• Space Analytics and Decision Support
• Build and maintain data models, reports and visualisations that improve visibility of space utilization and planning performance.
• Integrate relevant store, product, category and space data to produce accurate and actionable analysis.
• Identify space productivity trends, data anomalies and opportunities to improve space utilisation.
• Provide analysis and insight to Space Planning and Category leaders, supporting informed commercial and operational decisions.
• Measure the outcomes of implemented space changes and automation initiatives against agreed performance measures.
• Investigate data quality issues and work with Category Assistants, Technology and other data owners to resolve root causes.
• Adoption, Governance and Continuous Improvement
• Partner with Space Planners and specialist leads to understand planning pain points, prioritise improvements and refine solution requirements. Support users through training, guidance and issue resolution to improve adoption of planning platforms and automated workflows.
• Establish consistent data, automation and platform practices across the Space Planning function.
• Coordinate vendor support and enhancement activities, escalating material platform, data or delivery risks when required.
• Contribute technical expertise to broader range, space and store planning improvement initiatives.

Who you will be working with:

• Technology and Analytics Partners: Partner with Technology & Data, Data Science, Product Data, Finance, and IT Security teams to build and support data infrastructure, systems integrations, and analytical models.
• Space Leadership and Planning Teams: Consult regularly with the Space Senior Manager, Space Team Leader, Micro Space Lead, Capacity & Adjacency Lead, and Space Planners to understand workflow friction and deploy automated tools.
• Commercial and Operational Partners: Collaborate with Category Planning, Store Operations, Inventory, and Program Managers to supply spatial utilization insights and report layout performance.
• External Platform Vendors: Liaise with software vendors (Blue Yonder, monday.com etc.) and technical consultants to resolve system issues, perform platform upgrades, and manage software releases

What success looks like:

• Capacity Release: Quantifiable planner hours released per month through the automation of repeatable planogramming and store planning routines.
• Space Productivity: Measured improvement in retail space utilization and GMROS delivered through data-driven space insights.
• Platform Availability: High Scalene and space management platform availability with fast issue-resolution turnaround times. Data Accuracy: High reporting accuracy rate and low error frequency across automated spatial databases and reporting dashboards.
• Demonstrates behaviours aligned to Officeworks’ values, contributing to a respectful, inclusive and high-performing culture.

How you will lead:

• Lives our Officeworks values and behaviours
• Proactively contributes to a safe working environment, escalates appropriately if there are unsafe conditions or inappropriate behaviour
• Operates in line with applicable Officeworks company policies and Code of Conduct
• Demonstrates a strong sense of personal accountability and curiosity to learn and develop
• Contributes to an inclusive and respectful environment where diverse perspectives are valued and everyone feels safe to speak up and belong

Qualifications and work experience:

• Education: Tertiary qualification in Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline is required (or equivalent technical and retail-planning experience).
• Experience: 3–5+ years in commercial analytics, space planning automation, systems improvement, or retail planning, including experience building and supporting data-driven tools or platforms.
• Technical Analytics Capability: Strong knowledge of space-planning platforms, spatial data structures, automation methodologies, and analytical modelling.
• Data Tooling Proficiency: Advanced Excel, SQL, and data-visualization capability (Power BI / Tableau), with practical experience extracting and analysing large retail data sets
• Workflow Automation: Practical experience improving space planning workflows, system controls, automated planogram logic, and space-utilization analysis.
• System Troubleshooting: Ability to coordinate vendor issue resolution, support platform releases, and troubleshoot spatial platform software bugs.
• User Engagement: Strong consultative skills to partner with space planners, identify operational friction points, and drive technology adoption
• Preferred
• Scripting Expertise: Practical scripting capability in Python, SQL, R, or VBA for spatial data automation and API integrations
• System Specialisation: Direct technical experience supporting Blue Yonder space automation modules, or monday.com workflow automations.