Space, Range and Display Manager

Guardian Malaysia; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Malaysia is seeking a leader for micro space planning to maximise category performance and customer experience. You will develop planogram strategies, drive space productivity, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure accurate and effective layouts.

Responsibilities include leading planogram development, conducting SKU and space analytics, maintaining space planning guidelines, and steering the team to timely, high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree with 4–5 years of retail space planning experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and planogram software (e.g. Spaceman) preferred.
• Core competencies include analytical thinking, space planning expertise, problem solving, stakeholder management, customer-centric mindset, and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead planogram development, maintenance, and optimisation of merchandising displays, including adjacency planning.
• Drive SKU, category, and space productivity analysis to provide insights for range reviews and space allocation.
• Develop and maintain space planning principles, guidelines, SOPs, and governance for consistent planogram standards.
• Provide micro space planning expertise for category revamps, new initiatives, and store layout reviews.
• Manage planogram agency coordination and ensure deliverables align with space planning requirements and standards.
• Support system enhancements, SAP transitions, and BI/reporting setup to improve space data accuracy and reporting capability.
• Coach and guide the micro space planning team to ensure quality output, accuracy, and timely delivery of planogram activities.
• KPI: Timely and accurate planogram delivery, improvement in space productivity and planogram effectiveness, quality of space planning analysis and recommendations.

Skills

Space planning

Data analysis

Planogram software

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Diploma/Degree in Retail Space Planning

Tools

Spaceman

Job description

To lead the micro space planning function by developing planogram strategies and space planning principles to maximise category performance and customer experience. The role drives space productivity through data-driven analysis, planogram optimisation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead planogram development, maintenance, and optimisation of merchandising displays, including adjacency planning, to ensure accuracy, effectiveness, and alignment with space planning principles.
• Drive SKU, category, and space productivity analysis to provide insights and recommendations for range reviews, space allocation, and category performance improvement.
• Develop and maintain space planning principles, guidelines, SOPs, and governance to ensure consistent planogram standards and execution quality.
• Provide micro space planning expertise for category revamps, new initiatives, and store layout reviews.
• Manage planogram agency coordination and ensure deliverables are aligned with space planning requirements and standards.
• Support system enhancements, SAP transitions, and BI/reporting setup to improve space data accuracy and reporting capability.
• Coach and guide the micro space planning team to ensure quality output, accuracy, and timely delivery of planogram activities.
• KPI: Timely and accurate planogram delivery, improvement in space productivity and planogram effectiveness, quality of space planning analysis and recommendations, and compliance with space planning standards.

Job Requirements

• Diploma/Degree with 4–5 years of retail space planning experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and planogram software (e.g. Spaceman) preferred

Core competencies: Analytical Thinking, Space Planning Expertise, Problem Solving, Stakeholder management, Customer-centric mindset, Team Leadership