Coordinator Space and Assortment

Advantage Solutions; Darnestown (MD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Solutions seeks a detail-oriented Coordinator, Space and Assortment in MD. No experience required; this is an entry point into space planning and category management, with hands-on exposure to planning software and client interactions.

You'll support planning teams, maintain data, and learn fundamentals of space/assortment initiatives while building a foundation for a merchandising career. Local on-site role in MD.

Qualifications

• Education Level: High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development skills
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers
• Organized, able to juggle multiple priorities
• Familiarity with merchandising, planograms, or floorplans is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support Space and Assortment planning teams on projects
• Keep department data clean, consistent, and accurate across tools
• Get guided, hands-on practice with space and assortment planning software
• Learn how space planning initiatives come together and contribute ideas
• Learn basic client/customer strategies to support department

Skills

Attention to detail

Merchandising

Planogram development

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Outlook

Web browsers

Job description

Summary

Launch your career in space planning - no experience required, just curiosity.

About the Role

If you're detail-oriented, love solving puzzles, and want a front-row seat to how the biggest brands decide what ends up on store shelves, this is your entry point into the world of space and assortment planning.

As our Coordinator, Space and Assortment, you'll get hands‑on exposure to the strategies retailers and manufacturers use to win at the shelf. You'll work alongside experienced planners, learn industry‑leading software, and build a real foundation in a specialized field that touches every product you see at the store. This isn't a narrow, software‑only role - it's a well‑rounded introduction to how space planning actually works, from the data behind the decisions to the client relationships that drive them.

No planogram experience? No problem. We're looking for people who are organized, curious, and ready to learn.

What You'll Do

• Support our Space and Assortment planning teams on projects that matter - working independently, with your team, and directly with clients
• Keep department data clean, consistent, and accurate across multiple tools
• Get guided, hands‑on practice with space and assortment planning software
• Learn how space planning initiatives come together and start contributing your own ideas to solve customer challenges
• Pick up the fundamentals of client and customer strategy that shape everything the department does

What You'll Gain

• A genuine career pathway into space planning, category management, and merchandising
• Mentorship and supervision as you build technical skills in industry software
• Exposure to real client relationships and business strategy from day one
• A front‑row view into how top consumer brands get their products in front of shoppers

Who We're Looking For

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development preferred, but a strong learning mindset matters more
• Comfortable with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web browsers
• Organized, able to juggle multiple priorities, and eager to grow
• Familiarity with merchandising, planograms, or floorplans is a plus, not a requirement

Good to Know

• No supervisory responsibilities - this role is about building your own skills, not managing others
• Minimal to no travel or driving required
• This position is open until filled

About Us

We're one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies, specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing for manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food and consumer packaged goods. We work across grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, electronics, and home improvement channels - bridging the gap between manufacturers and retailers so consumers get access to the best products on the market.

Job Location and Salary

• Locations: US-MD-Landover | US-MD-Aspen Hill | US-MD-Darnestown | US-MD-Germantown
• Primary Posting Location : City: Landover
• Primary Posting Location : State/Province: MD
• Primary Posting Location : Postal Code: 20785
• Primary Posting Location : Country: US
• Requisition ID: 2026-440922
• Position Type: Full Time
• Category: Category Management, Insights and Planning
• Minimum Salary: USD $16.06/Hr.
• Maximum Salary: USD $20.05/Hr.

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing support to Space and Assortment planning teams. Works will be independent but may require team or client interaction.
• Maintain and update data and information in assorted tools to ensure consistency and accuracy for the department.
• Supports work in Space and Assortment building software with supervision.
• Learns to understand Space and Assortment planning initiatives and how to search for innovative solutions to support customer goals.
• Learns basic client/customer strategies to help with supporting department.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

Travel is not an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is not an essential duty or function of this job.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Level: (Required): High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience

Field of Study/Area of Experience:

- 1-2 years of experience in merchandising and planogram development skills

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers
• Any experience with merchandising or knowledge of planograms or floorplans is preferred but not required
• Organization and multitasking abilities would be beneficial

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information Regarding The Company Job Duties and Job Descriptions

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.