Corporate Space Planning & Analysis Manager

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two weeks paid vacation in first year

Medical Plan

401(k) match

Job summary

Coca-Cola UNITED is seeking a Corporate Manager - Space Planning & Analysis to lead the plan-o-gram process and drive strategic space management across channels. You will collaborate with sales, retailers, and suppliers to develop actionable insights, manage large datasets, and deliver effective space optimization projects.

The role requires advanced JDA and MS Office skills, 3+ years of space planning experience in a retail environment, and the ability to travel up to 25% to support stores and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, or 5+ years related experience.
• Three (3+) years space planning analyst experience for a retailer or DSD manufacturer/supplier.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Power Point, Word) including data analysis.
• Advanced JDA space planning software including planogram generation, custom reporting, print layouts, and scripting.
• Experience with syndicated data is a plus.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to retail stores for data collection.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage plan-o-grams using JDA to meet standards and retailer needs.
• Oversee store surveys, data management, SKU assortment, and reporting deliverables.
• Coordinate segmentation strategy across customers and channels.
• Maintain image library for software.
• Lead key account projects across channels with retailers and bottlers.
• Analyze large datasets from internal and external sources.
• Develop selling tactics and reports to optimize space and support sales.
• Manage project timelines and merchandising initiatives.
• Lead the category captain process with retailers and suppliers.
• Support strategic and tactical space management plans across channels.
• Interact with sales teams and customers on space initiatives.
• Maintain the space planning schedule/calendar.
• Provide space planning support to other planners.
• Review category strategies and SKU analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JDA space planning software

Planogram generation

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

Coca-Cola UNITED is seeking a Corporate Manager - Space Planning & Analysis to lead the plan-o-gram process and drive strategic space management across channels. You will collaborate with sales, retailers, and suppliers to develop actionable insights, manage large datasets, and deliver effective space optimization projects.

The role requires advanced JDA and MS Office skills, 3+ years of space planning experience in a retail environment, and the ability to travel up to 25% to support stores and